http://holocron.swcombine.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Rick+Bender 2026-09-24T07:39:02Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.9 http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Holocron:Featured_Articles/2025/October&diff=111155 2025-10-04T10:06:57Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Daxx_Krynn_Y26.png|100px|left|link=Daxx Krynn]]'''Daxx Krynn''' is a [[Nautolan]] male from the planet [[Glee Anselm]]. Few entirely verifiable Galactic Holocron records exist regarding this individual before the events of [[Daxx Krynn#Changing Currents | Y26 D160]]. It is known that 'Daxx Krynn' is an alias adopted by the subject some time after he left his homeworld. His Nautila birthname is presently unknown. He roams the [[Galaxy]] as a Bounty Hunter in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], sponsored by the venerable [[House Salaktori]]. Daxx Krynn stands just over six feet tall. His lean, muscular body is sheathed in cobbled-together carbon-scored durasteel armour. His green skin is dark and speckled from years under hot suns and freezing shadows across the galaxy. Twelve thick head-tails hang behind from his head and across his shoulders, a few adorned with carefully maintained bone and coral beads or rusted rings from past hunts...([[Daxx Krynn|Full article...]])<br /> &lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;[[Holocron:Featured Articles|More featured articles...]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Featured Article Intros|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Holocron:Featured_Articles&diff=111154 2025-10-04T10:04:37Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Year 26 */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Featured articles''' are considered to be the best articles the Holocron has to offer. They are used by editors as examples for writing other articles. Before being listed here, articles should be reviewed as for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style. To suggest a featured article, please post a message on the [[Talk:Holocron:Featured_Articles|discussion page]].<br /> <br /> == Year 26 ==<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 25 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 24 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 23 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 22 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 21 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/May}}<br /> === April === <br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 20 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/May}}<br /> === December &amp;ndash; April ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> <br /> == Year 19 ==<br /> === May &amp;ndash; 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Articles|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Holocron:Featured_Articles/2025/October&diff=111153 2025-10-04T09:38:23Z

<p>Rick Bender: Created page with &quot;link=Daxx Krynn&#039;&#039;&#039;Daxx Krynn&#039;&#039;&#039; is a Nautolan male from the planet Glee Anselm. Few entirely verifiable Galactic Holocron records exist regarding this individual before the events of Y26 D160. It is known that &#039;Daxx Krynn&#039; is an alias adopted by the subject some time after he left his homeworld. His Nautila birthname is presently unknown. He roams the Galaxy as a Bounty Hunter in the [...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Daxx_Krynn_Y26.png|150px|left|link=Daxx Krynn]]'''Daxx Krynn''' is a [[Nautolan]] male from the planet [[Glee Anselm]]. Few entirely verifiable Galactic Holocron records exist regarding this individual before the events of [[Daxx Krynn#Changing Currents | Y26 D160]]. It is known that 'Daxx Krynn' is an alias adopted by the subject some time after he left his homeworld. His Nautila birthname is presently unknown. He roams the [[Galaxy]] as a Bounty Hunter in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], sponsored by the venerable [[House Salaktori]]. Daxx Krynn stands just over six feet tall. His lean, muscular body is sheathed in cobbled-together carbon-scored durasteel armour. His green skin is dark and speckled from years under hot suns and freezing shadows across the galaxy. Twelve thick head-tails hang behind from his head and across his shoulders, a few adorned with carefully maintained bone and coral beads or rusted rings from past hunts...([[Daxx Krynn|Full article...]])<br /> &lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;[[Holocron:Featured Articles|More featured articles...]]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Featured Article Intros|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Holocron:Featured_Articles&diff=111152 2025-10-03T15:14:36Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Year 26 */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Featured articles''' are considered to be the best articles the Holocron has to offer. They are used by editors as examples for writing other articles. Before being listed here, articles should be reviewed as for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style. To suggest a featured article, please post a message on the [[Talk:Holocron:Featured_Articles|discussion page]].<br /> <br /> == Year 26 ==<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2025/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 25 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2024/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 24 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2023/September}}<br /> === August 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Articles/2022/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2022/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 22 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2021/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 21 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/May}}<br /> === April === <br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2020/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 20 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2019/May}}<br /> === December &amp;ndash; April ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> <br /> == Year 19 ==<br /> === May &amp;ndash; November ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2018/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2018/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2018/February}}<br /> === December &amp;ndash; January ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> <br /> == Year 18 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2017/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2017/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2017/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2017/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2017/July}}<br /> === December &amp;ndash; June ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> <br /> == Year 16 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> No Article Featured<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/June}}<br /> === May ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/May}}<br /> === April ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/April}}<br /> === March ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/March}}<br /> === February ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/February}}<br /> === January ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2015/January}}<br /> === December ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/December}}<br /> <br /> == Year 15 ==<br /> === November ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/November}}<br /> === October ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/October}}<br /> === September ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/September}}<br /> === August ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/August}}<br /> === July ===<br /> {{:Holocron:Featured Articles/2014/July}}<br /> === June ===<br /> 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Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Holocron:Featured_Articles/2025/September&diff=111096 2025-09-18T19:39:58Z

<p>Rick Bender: Redirected page to Rick Bender</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Rick Bender]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=111061 2025-09-16T22:24:18Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, &quot;but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guild Master Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ''The first tenet is the most important, for this is the cardinal rule that makes the entire bounty hunting industry possible. People are here defined as sapient citizens of the galaxy, those who abide by the law and are entitled to fundamental rights which are to be respected. But those who have earned a bounty are no longer persons; their lack of respect for the rights of others has transformed them into the commercial product of the bounty hunter. They have become nothing more than merchandise.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ''A bounty hunter is not an assassin or a mercenary. They are agents of law and order, and when they pursue an acquisition, they deliver it to the client alive and unharmed. Unless the client specifically requests them to be dead.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''When in pursuit of an acquisition, a bounty hunter will equip their tracking fob so that it can be seen by other hunters. A Guild hunter will not direct harm at any individual who is displaying a fob, unless that individual is an acquisition. Hunter lodges settle disputes between hunters.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ''Disputes between hunters and syndicates are meaningless compared to the bondsman's responsibility to the client. Any act that prevents the Guild from fulfilling its obligations places the entire industry in danger.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ''The merchandise belongs to the client. Protect the acquisition until it has been turned over to the bondsman and permit no harm to befall it.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you encounter another hunter, offer them any reasonable assistance you can. Report fugitives that are not your assigned acquisitions so that the appropriate hunter can bring them to justice sooner.''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110833 2025-08-25T03:37:16Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=169 SHG Forum]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> <br /> [[File:HS.png|100px|House Salaktori Y25]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110783 2025-08-18T23:09:18Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Mummers */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman Guild. He issued a hunters lodge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110782 2025-08-18T23:08:04Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Mummers */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman Guild. He issued a hunters lodge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110781 2025-08-18T23:05:49Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Nomad */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a hunters lodge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110780 2025-08-18T23:02:53Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Nomad */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a hunters lodge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110773 2025-08-17T00:59:03Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Mummers */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a hunters lodge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110772 2025-08-17T00:48:50Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110771 2025-08-17T00:47:35Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Bounty Hunters Guild */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the Bounty Hunters Guild was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110770 2025-08-17T00:47:07Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], Director of Recruiting, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110769 2025-08-17T00:43:33Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Nomad */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase B23-1-14 permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110441 2025-07-17T10:09:44Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to preserve the syndicate's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Mummers&diff=110418 2025-07-11T22:29:30Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Mummers<br /> | image = [[File:MummerLogo.png|MS Logo]]<br /> | motto = Shado Tee-tocka<br /> | status = NFG<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic = <br /> | owner = Rick Bender<br /> | headquarters = <br /> | formed = [[Autonomous Claim]]<br /> | founded = Year 21 Day 336<br /> | dissolved = Year 25 Day 86<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Mining<br /> | holosite = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:MumBanner.png|Mummer Salvage]]<br /> <br /> = History =<br /> <br /> In order to independently supply his own private ventures, founder and owner Val Aen made the initial investment in the company's first prospecting and excavating machinery. He would be well on his way to increasing the profit margins of any future enterprises if he relied solely on his own labour and reduced the overhead to merely local fees. But ultimately, it was the resource extraction and salvaging infrastructure itself that turned out to be one of his most prosperous endeavours. On Day 336 of Year 21 CGT, [[Autonomous Claim]] (AC) was officially registered as a Guild-licensed commercial raw material extraction and recycling firm with an undisclosed headquarters located in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]].<br /> <br /> On Day 98 of Year 24, Val Aen hired Doctor [[Rick Bender]] to serve on the Board of Directors as Chief Data Officer, and on Day 121, he lost the company to Bender in a gentleman's wager over a game of dejarik. Aen withdrew his private fleet and handed the company over on Day 122. The middle management positions vacated by Aen's cabinet were filled by a few of Bender's associates from Theed, and Autonomous Claim was rebranded as Mummer Salvage.<br /> <br /> The Mummers specialised in legal deep-space wreckage recovery. Plans were underway to establish a raw material trading hub near The Wheel in Besh Gorgon, but they were never completed. Mummers already routed their transmissions through The Wheel, and manufacturers purchased Datacard downloads through Centrepoint, the Trade Federation, and through private transactions. The Mummers were also associated with the Gallo distilleries of Naboo, which use mountain springwater to produce the finest spiced hooch on the Enarc Run. Guaranteed to refresh, a number of exclusive agents still serve hand-crafted Gallo spirits at select bounty posts across the galaxy.<br /> <br /> It was Doctor Bender's dealings with the bounty hub networks that brought him into contact with the order of the [[Guri-n Krayt]]. Working for the order as a tavern consultant, a new business relationship grew that resulted in the Mummers being rebranded once again as Ithilleron Exploration on Day 69 of Year 25 before merging with Guri-n Krayt on Day 86.<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|Dr Rickard L Bender Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Naboo =<br /> <br /> The Mummers are a fraternal order from planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]] that has a reputation with the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Mummers claim that this classification is unfair, as they are only a simple merchant's association, bonded by regional commonality and specialising in restricted products. The Mummers have never taken up arms against the local authorities or adopted any particularly extreme views or political causes. They consistently avoid the hassle of licencing, citing that regulations are harmful to profits. Mummer Salvage did not hesitate to associate itself with this fraternity. Doctor Bender was quoted as saying, &quot;There is nothing immoral about wanting to prosper. Mummer Salvage pays local fees just like everyone else. Mummers who need to take a break from Naboo, expand their horizons, and earn some legitimate credits can find a whole new life in the stars with us.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Compendium =<br /> <br /> Previously circulated in a members gazette and focusing on Naboo establishments, the Mummers Compendium went public in Year 24 CGT with a series of reviews on galaxy-wide bounty-hunting franchises. Doctor Bender was inclined towards a poor estimation of the industry in general, awarding no three-star reviews. A philanthropist, Bender implemented a tavern rescue project at his own expense to help improve some of the more derelict properties. He continues to consult with Guildmasters to assist in streamlining their operations and attracting better customers. The Mummers Compendium is an annual publication available for free on [[Galactic News Service|GNS]].<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/community/news/display.php?postID=47477 Mummers Compendium #24]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/community/news/display.php?postID=47593 Mummers Supplemental]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/community/news/display.php?postID=48534 Mummers Compendium #25]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/community/news/display.php?postID=48829 Mummers Compendium #26]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Recycling Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 21]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations dissolved in Y25]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110401 2025-07-07T08:49:53Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> <br /> [[File:HS.png|100px|House Salaktori Y25]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110400 2025-07-07T08:49:21Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> <br /> [[File:HS.png|100px|House Salaktori Y25]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110399 2025-07-07T08:48:14Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage.<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> <br /> [[File:HS.png|100px|House Salaktori Y25]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110398 2025-07-07T07:43:57Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> <br /> [[File:HS.png|100px|House Salaktori Y25]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:HS.png&diff=110397 2025-07-07T07:40:23Z

<p>Rick Bender: Salaktori logo Y25</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Salaktori logo Y25</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110275 2025-06-23T02:00:16Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Rick Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Bender's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to restore the chapter's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=110220 2025-06-18T23:40:27Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Ancient History */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, &quot;but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guildmaster Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ''The first tenet is the most important, for this is the cardinal rule that makes the entire bounty hunting industry possible. People are here defined as sapient citizens of the galaxy, those who abide by the law and are entitled to fundamental rights which are to be respected. But those who have earned a bounty are no longer persons; their lack of respect for the rights of others has transformed them into the commercial product of the bounty hunter. They have become nothing more than merchandise.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ''A bounty hunter is not an assassin or a mercenary. They are agents of law and order, and when they pursue an acquisition, they deliver it to the client alive and unharmed. Unless the client specifically requests them to be dead.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''When in pursuit of an acquisition, a bounty hunter will equip their tracking fob so that it can be seen by other hunters. A Guild hunter will not direct harm at any individual who is displaying a fob, unless that individual is an acquisition. Hunter lodges settle disputes between hunters.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ''Disputes between hunters and syndicates are meaningless compared to the bondsman's responsibility to the client. Any act that prevents the Guild from fulfilling its obligations places the entire industry in danger.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ''The merchandise belongs to the client. Protect the acquisition until it has been turned over to the bondsman and permit no harm to befall it.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you encounter another hunter, offer them any reasonable assistance you can. Report fugitives that are not your assigned acquisitions so that the appropriate hunter can bring them to justice sooner.''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=110187 2025-06-17T02:29:39Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the [[Bounty Hunters Creed|Code]] could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110142 2025-06-11T00:03:50Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in the custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|400px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Dr Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Rick's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to restore the chapter's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110141 2025-06-11T00:01:57Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in the custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|450px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Dr Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Rick's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to restore the chapter's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=110140 2025-06-11T00:01:05Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in the custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|450px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> While Dr Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Rick's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to restore the chapter's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Kothlis_(System)&diff=109947 2025-06-04T00:17:36Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox System<br /> | name = Kothlis<br /> | image= [[File:KothlisSystem.png|280px|Kothlis Y22]]<br /> | sector = [[Bothan Space]]<br /> | galcoord = (280, -120) <br /> | discoverydate = Year 21<br /> | planets = 7<br /> | suns = 1<br /> | moons = 3<br /> | asteroidfields = 1<br /> | stations = 92<br /> | population = 64,023,687,809<br /> | controller = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | entry = [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&amp;systemID=1645 HoloNet]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Kothlis system is a system in Bothan Space that reentered the Galactic arena in Year 21 on Day 324. It was brought back onto the galactic stage by [[Spectre]]. <br /> <br /> ==Planets==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Planet<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'lar<br /> | (4, 8)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 31,157,746,233 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta I<br /> | (5, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 61,431,290 <br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis<br /> | (5, 13)<br /> | Temperate, Breatheable<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 3,691,323,719<br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta II<br /> | (7, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 74,740,068<br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'kar<br /> | (11, 14)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 29,014,192,248 <br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Sessa<br /> | (13, 8)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 10,357,199<br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Kuk'tar<br /> | (13, 10)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 3x3<br /> | 13,096,086<br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Moons==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Moon<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Kothlis Moon I<br /> | (4, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 76,907 <br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon II<br /> | (5, 12)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 502,536 <br /> | Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon III<br /> | (6, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 0 <br /> | None<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Systems]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Kothlis_(System)&diff=109942 2025-06-03T20:20:44Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox System<br /> | name = Kothlis<br /> | image= [[File:KothlisSystem.png|280px|Kothlis Y22]]<br /> | sector = [[Bothan Space]]<br /> | galcoord = (280, -120) <br /> | discoverydate = Year 21<br /> | planets = 7<br /> | suns = 1<br /> | moons = 3<br /> | asteroidfields = 1<br /> | stations = 92<br /> | population = 64,023,687,809<br /> | controller = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | entry = [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&amp;systemID=1645 HoloNet]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Kothlis system is a system in Bothan Space that reentered the Galactic arena in Year 21 on Day 324. It was brought back onto the galactic stage by [[Spectre]]. <br /> <br /> ==Planets==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Planet<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'lar<br /> | (4, 8)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 31,157,746,233 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta I<br /> | (5, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 61,431,290 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis<br /> | (5, 13)<br /> | Temperate, Breatheable<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 3,691,323,719<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta II<br /> | (7, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 74,740,068<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'kar<br /> | (11, 14)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 29,014,192,248 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Sessa<br /> | (13, 8)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 10,357,199<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kuk'tar<br /> | (13, 10)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 3x3<br /> | 13,096,086<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Moons==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Moon<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Kothlis Moon I<br /> | (4, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 76,907 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon II<br /> | (5, 12)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 502,536 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon III<br /> | (6, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 0 <br /> | None<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Systems]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:KothlisSystem.png&diff=109941 2025-06-03T20:16:59Z

<p>Rick Bender: Kothlis System Y22 D97</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Kothlis System Y22 D97</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Kothlis_(System)&diff=109940 2025-06-03T20:09:44Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox System<br /> | name = Kothlis<br /> | image=<br /> | sector = [[Bothan Space]]<br /> | galcoord = (280, -120) <br /> | discoverydate = Year 21<br /> | planets = 7<br /> | suns = 1<br /> | moons = 3<br /> | asteroidfields = 1<br /> | stations = 92<br /> | population = 64,023,687,809<br /> | controller = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | entry = [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&amp;systemID=1645 HoloNet]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Kothlis system is a system in Bothan Space that reentered the Galactic arena in Year 21 on Day 324. It was brought back onto the galactic stage by [[Spectre]]. <br /> <br /> ==Planets==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Planet<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'lar<br /> | (4, 8)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 31,157,746,233 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta I<br /> | (5, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 61,431,290 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis<br /> | (5, 13)<br /> | Temperate, Breatheable<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 3,691,323,719<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Mar'ta II<br /> | (7, 2)<br /> | Cold, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 74,740,068<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |- <br /> | Dwi'kar<br /> | (11, 14)<br /> | Gas Giant<br /> | 15x15<br /> | 29,014,192,248 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Sessa<br /> | (13, 8)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 4x4<br /> | 10,357,199<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kuk'tar<br /> | (13, 10)<br /> | Hot, No Atmosphere<br /> | 3x3<br /> | 13,096,086<br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Moons==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> ! Moon<br /> ! Position<br /> ! Type<br /> ! Size<br /> ! Population<br /> ! Control<br /> |- <br /> | Kothlis Moon I<br /> | (4, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 76,907 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon II<br /> | (5, 12)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 502,536 <br /> | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> |-<br /> | Kothlis Moon III<br /> | (6, 13)<br /> | Moon<br /> | 2x2<br /> | 0 <br /> | None<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Systems]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:RBender003.png&diff=109911 2025-06-01T02:11:39Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Summary */</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Rick Bender Theed Y24</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Creed&diff=109696 2025-05-22T22:18:53Z

<p>Rick Bender: Redirected page to Bounty Hunters Guild#Bounty Hunters Creed</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Bounty_Hunters_Guild#Bounty_Hunters_Creed]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109695 2025-05-22T22:10:37Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - Salaktori Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|center|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109694 2025-05-22T19:00:03Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> [[File:MSBender.png|CEO Rickard L Bender, PhD]]<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=109693 2025-05-22T18:14:38Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Bounty Hunters Creed */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, 'but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guildmaster Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ''The first tenet is the most important, for this is the cardinal rule that makes the entire bounty hunting industry possible. People are here defined as sapient citizens of the galaxy, those who abide by the law and are entitled to fundamental rights which are to be respected. But those who have earned a bounty are no longer persons; their lack of respect for the rights of others has transformed them into the commercial product of the bounty hunter. They have become nothing more than merchandise.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ''A bounty hunter is not an assassin or a mercenary. They are agents of law and order, and when they pursue an acquisition, they deliver it to the client alive and unharmed. Unless the client specifically requests them to be dead.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''When in pursuit of an acquisition, a bounty hunter will equip their tracking fob so that it can be seen by other hunters. A Guild hunter will not direct harm at any individual who is displaying a fob, unless that individual is an acquisition. Hunter lodges settle disputes between hunters.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ''Disputes between hunters and syndicates are meaningless compared to the bondsman's responsibility to the client. Any act that prevents the Guild from fulfilling its obligations places the entire industry in danger.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ''The merchandise belongs to the client. Protect the acquisition until it has been turned over to the bondsman and permit no harm to befall it.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you encounter another hunter, offer them any reasonable assistance you can. Report fugitives that are not your assigned acquisitions so that the appropriate hunter can bring them to justice sooner.''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=109692 2025-05-22T18:13:38Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Bounty Hunters Creed */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, 'but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guildmaster Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ''The first tenet is the most important, for this is the cardinal rule that makes the entire bounty hunting industry possible. People are here defined as sapient citizens of the galaxy, those who abide by the law and are entitled to fundamental rights which are to be respected. But those who have earned a bounty are no longer persons; their lack of respect for the rights of others has transformed them into the commercial product of the bounty hunter. They have become nothing more than merchandise.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ''A bounty hunter is not an assassin or a mercenary. They are agents of law and order, and when they pursue an acquisition, they deliver it to the client alive and unharmed. Unless the client specifically requests them to be dead.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''When in pursuit of an acquisition, a bounty hunter will equip their tracking fob so that it can be seen by other hunters. A Guild hunter will not direct harm at any individual who is displaying a fob, unless that individual is an acquisition. Hunter lodges settle disputes between hunters.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ''Disputes between hunters and syndicates are meaningless compared to the bondsman's responsibility to the client. Any hostile act that prevents the Guild from fulfilling its obligations places the entire industry in danger.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ''The merchandise belongs to the client. Protect the acquisition until it has been turned over to the bondsman and permit no harm to befall it.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you encounter another hunter, offer them any reasonable assistance you can. Report fugitives that are not your assigned acquisitions so that the appropriate hunter can bring them to justice sooner.''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=109691 2025-05-22T18:11:11Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, 'but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guildmaster Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ''The first tenet is the most important, for this is the cardinal rule that makes the entire bounty hunting industry possible. People are here defined as sapient citizens of the galaxy, those who abide by the law and are entitled to fundamental rights which are to be respected. But those who have earned a bounty are no longer persons; their lack of respect for the rights of others has transformed them into the commercial product of the bounty hunter. They have become nothing more than merchandise.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ''A bounty hunter is not an assassin or a mercenary. They are agents of law and order, and when they pursue an acquisition, they deliver it to the client alive and unharmed. Unless the client specifically requests them to be dead.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''When in pursuit of an acquisition, a bounty hunter will equip their tracking fob so that it can be seen by other hunters. A Guild hunter will not direct harm at any individual who is displaying a fob, unless that individual is an acquisition. Hunter lodges settle disputes between hunters.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ''Disputes between hunters or syndicates are insignificant compared to the bondsman's responsibility to the client. Any hostile act that prevents the Guild from fulfilling its obligations places the entire industry in danger.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ''The merchandise belongs to the client. Protect the acquisition until it has been turned over to the bondsman and permit no harm to befall it.''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you encounter another hunter, offer them any reasonable assistance you can. Report fugitives that are not your assigned acquisitions so that the appropriate hunter can bring them to justice sooner.''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Bounty_Hunters_Guild&diff=109689 2025-05-22T16:43:11Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = Bounty Hunters Guild<br /> | image = [[File:BHG.logo.png|BHG]]<br /> | motto =<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> | 2ic = [[Elisrand Eyre]]<br /> | owner = <br /> | headquarters = [[Kothlis (System)|Kothlis]]<br /> | formed = [[Spectre]]<br /> | founded = Year 15 Day 9<br /> | dissolved = <br /> | affiliation = Neutral <br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild HoloNet]<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/forum/index.php?board=37 BHG Forum]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:BHG.Banner.Y26.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Ancient History =<br /> <br /> [[File:Thokos.png|285px|right|Huntress of Thokos]]<br /> <br /> ''A long time ago, a bloodthirsty gangster seized power in the Thokos system. Many lawmen and civilians died trying to kill or escape from the fiend, and it seemed all hope was lost. A group of villagers on Thokos transmitted a plea to other worlds and promised a reward of precious crystals to anyone who could help. Many months passed before a one-eyed stranger carrying a long, glowing spear arrived by starship. She faced the villagers and said, &quot;I will dispose of your oppressor. But first, you will show me the crystals so I can see they are authentic.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;How can we know you will help us? How can we know you won't kill us and steal the crystals?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I am a hunter, not a liar, assassin, or thief. Our word is our contract, and I always honour a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The village leaders brought forth the crystals. The hunter examined the crystals, found them satisfactory, and departed for the gangster's lair.''<br /> <br /> ''Three days later, as night was falling, the hunter returned, clutching her spear in one hand and the gangster's head in another. The hunter was limping, and she used her spear as a walking stick to guide her progress. A wide bandage covered her one eye. &quot;My prey blinded me,&quot; she said, 'but my job is done. You will give me the crystals, and I ask one of you to guide me back to my starship.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''But the leader of the village saw an opportunity to deceive the hunter. He gave her a bag filled with small, worthless stones instead of the promised crystals. Scheming to take her ship as well, he said his people could not guide her to her ship until daylight, but he invited her to join them in celebrating the gangster's death. As the celebration proceeded, the villagers did not notice the hunter limp away into the surrounding darkness, taking the bag of stones with her.''<br /> <br /> ''Later that night, the village leader collapsed upon the ground. The other villagers bent over his unconscious body and discovered he had been stunned by a single small stone. And then they heard the hunter's voice from the shadows.''<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Your leader attempted to cheat me of the crystals that I earned. My injuries and loss of vision have not affected my aim. I have many stones, enough for each of you. Bring me the crystals, or when your leader awakens, he will find all of you dead.&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The villagers looked at each other and trembled. One cried out, &quot;What kind of monster are you?&quot;''<br /> <br /> ''The hunter sighed before she answered, &quot;Not the kind who would break a contract.&quot;''<br /> <br /> - Glyphs of Thokos, circa 25000 BCGT<br /> <br /> = Republic Era =<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGFounders.png|450px|left|Thrassk, Teesoo, Saya Ksi, and Keekrim Pon]]<br /> <br /> Bounty hunting syndicates have existed as long as time, providing their local communities with the assurance that wrongdoers would be tracked down and brought to justice even in times of chaos and disorder. Many syndicates maintained territorial rights over their own jurisdictions; others specialised in particular aspects of the trade and travelled to where their unique skills were needed. <br /> <br /> The first recorded bounty hunting syndicate was [[Trandoshan]], and indeed many of the earliest known syndicates originated from cultures that celebrated the hunt, such as the [[Gand]] and the [[Rodian|Rodians]]. At various times in the past, these groups banded together into mutual associations that pooled resources, established territorial boundaries, and moderated disputes. These were the first Bounty Hunter Guilds, although a permanent institution like the Guild we know today was not established until the Ruusan Reformations. <br /> <br /> Conflicts had begun to arise, as the bounty hunting syndicates were not coordinating with the [[Jedi Order]] and sometimes found themselves in pursuit of the same targets. This prompted the Galactic Senate to demand a better-organised agency. Thrassk of [[Trandosha]], Teesoo of [[Rodia]], Saya Ksi of [[Ryloth]], and Keekrim Pon of [[Corellia]] answered the Senate's call and composed the Bounty Hunters Creed. Under the tenets of the creed, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild was chartered.<br /> <br /> = Combine Age =<br /> [[File:DVlogoY6.JPG|Year 6]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY9.jpg|Year 9]] ⯐ [[File:Y10.png|Year 10]] ⯐ [[File:BHG-logo-Y12.jpg|Year 12]] ⯐ [[File:BhglogoY13.jpg|Year 13]] ⯐ [[File:BHGLogo.png|Year 19]] ⯐ [[File:BHG.logo.png|Year 24]]<br /> <br /> Throughout most of the Great Reunification period, the Bounty Hunters Guild was directed by House Salaktori. But since the fall of the Republic, the rise of the [[Empire]], and the upheavals of the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], the Bounty Hunters Guild has seen no less than seven administrations.<br /> <br /> [[File:BHnet.png|410px|right|Bounty hunting today]]<br /> <br /> *Y5 D331: Dark Vengeance has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y8 D96: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by [[Jesfa Ackmin]]. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in Senator Crawford's Production Base.<br /> <br /> *Y9 D124: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Arjuna Ketwol. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in the Bounty Hunters Council Chamber.<br /> <br /> *Y10 D65: The Maw Fleet Irregulars has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y11 D131: A new military force emerged today. Bounty Hunters Guild is a Bounty Hunters group and will be led by Ermine Nozual. The first headquarters of Bounty Hunters Guild today opened in TSK Elom 0 2.<br /> <br /> *Y19 D295: True Guild has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> *Y24 D214: [[Spectre]] has been renamed to Bounty Hunters Guild. The press is still waiting for comments on the change.<br /> <br /> = Syndicates =<br /> <br /> Just as in the past, the modern Bounty Hunters Guild is a mutual association of semi-independent chapters, each of which prides itself on a unique identity. The most influential of these houses directs the greater guild, with the consent of the other syndicates, to ensure the common welfare of the industry.<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Eyre]]''': ruling dynasty of the Guild since Year 24 CGT<br /> <br /> *'''[[House Salaktori]]''': hunter training, Imperial relations<br /> <br /> *'''Xizor Transport Systems''': infrastructure and production<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGNikolaj.png|200px|center|Guildmaster Nikolaj Eyre]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Creed =<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''People don't have bounties; only acquisitions have bounties.'''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''Capture by design, kill by necessity.'''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall slay another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall interfere with another's hunt.'''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''In the hunt, one captures or kills, never both.'''<br /> <br /> ⯐ '''No hunter shall refuse aid to another hunter.'''<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hub Network =<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> [[File:BHGmapS.png]]<br /> <br /> ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/forum/thread.php?thread=85733&amp;page=0 Navigator's Link]⮜⮜<br /> <br /> = Holographics =<br /> [[File:BHGY9banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y9]]<br /> [[File:Y10b.png|Bounty Hunters Guild Y10]]<br /> [[File:BHGY10.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y11]]<br /> [[File:BHGY11banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y12]]<br /> [[File:BHGY13banner.jpg|Bounty Hunters Guild Y13]]<br /> [[File:BHGY18banner.gif|Bounty Hunters Guild Y18]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Organisations founded in Year 15‏‎]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109680 2025-05-21T21:15:43Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Today */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Kothlis. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109679 2025-05-21T16:21:34Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of [[Sullust]]. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109678 2025-05-21T16:21:19Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|280px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of [[Sullust]]. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109677 2025-05-21T16:20:29Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|232px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by [[Rick Bender|Doctor Rickard L. Bender]] of [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of [[Sullust]]. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109676 2025-05-21T16:10:42Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = Today =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> No longer presided over by the dynasty of the Resht Salaktoris, the modern syndicate is managed by Doctor Rickard L. Bender of Naboo. Bender became the chapter's senior ranking hunter in Year 26 CGT with the retirement of the previous CEO, Trudd Starfire of Sullust. The membership of House Salaktori is not public information and is only shared with the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Galactic Empire, which grants Imperial Peacekeeping Certificates (IPKC) to the syndicate's operatives. Membership in House Salaktori is by invitation from the CEO only.<br /> <br /> ''Let the Guild hereafter be unto you as your mother and father.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this house stand with you as a friend in need.''<br /> <br /> ''Let this home forever take pride in you as a lover who delights in your prowess.''<br /> <br /> ''Those who bore you may betray the Empire tomorrow.''<br /> <br /> ''He who in friendship stands by your side may slide the blade in all the easier.''<br /> <br /> ''She who shares your sleep may seek to strangle you in it.''<br /> <br /> ''After all forsake you, only your Guild shall remain to fortify and protect you.''<br /> <br /> ''Only your Guild understands exactly who and what you are and dares to care about you just the same.''<br /> <br /> - The Foundation Creed<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Rick_Bender&diff=109666 2025-05-19T00:13:34Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* Nomad */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Character<br /> | name = Rick Bender<br /> | image = [[File:RBender003.png|300px|Rick Bender Y24]]<br /> | race = [[Naboo]]<br /> | homeworld = [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]<br /> | clan =<br /> | house = Salaktori<br /> | mother = Damalia Gallo<br /> | father = Vance Bender<br /> | marital status = Single<br /> | spouse =<br /> | partner =<br /> | siblings =<br /> | children =<br /> | born = Year -3 Day 76<br /> | died =<br /> | languages = [[Basic|Galactic Basic]] <br /> <br /> Naboo Futhork<br /> <br /> Gungan Basic<br /> <br /> Trade Federation Basic<br /> <br /> [[Huttese]]<br /> <br /> Bocce<br /> <br /> Falleen<br /> <br /> Kaleesh<br /> <br /> | religion =<br /> | quote = &quot;Two thieves need no introduction.&quot;<br /> | gender = Male<br /> | height = 1.78 m<br /> | weight = 74 kg<br /> | coloring =<br /> | hair color = Light Brown<br /> | eye color = Blue<br /> | affiliation = Theed University<br /> <br /> [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> <br /> [[House Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> | title = Ph.D.<br /> | rank =<br /> | positions = CEO<br /> | prior affiliation = [[Mummers]]<br /> <br /> [[Guri-n Krayt]]<br /> <br /> | awards =<br /> | signature = [[File:RLBsig.png]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> Rick Bender is a human male from the city of Theed on planet [[Naboo (Planet)|Naboo]]. Known aliases include Shane Cage, Steven Dirtfarmer, Laurentius Yolo, Guapo, and R.L.<br /> <br /> Bender is a Master Bounty Hunter of the Guild, CEO of [[House Salaktori]], and a freelance HoloNet archivist.<br /> <br /> = Youth =<br /> <br /> Rickard Laurentius Bender is the only son of Vance Bender and Damalia, née Gallo, of Theed. Born on the 76th day of Year 3 BCGT, his birth was never officially reported. This is not uncommon among the [[Naboo|Royal Naboo]], who value their privacy and are typically reluctant to have personal affairs recorded. This was especially true during the era of the [[First Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]].<br /> <br /> = Education =<br /> <br /> A typical Naboolian, Rick Bender was home-schooled until the age of seven and was then enrolled in Theed's Royal House of Learning for five years of primary education. After passing the exams at the age of twelve, he continued on to the Theed School of Technology and Engineering and entered mandatory community service as a squire in the Theed Engineering Corps of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. While individual service and academic records are routinely kept by these institutions, Bender's records were part of an infocache that was stolen or deleted during a cyber attack perpetrated by the crime ring known as the Skaak Tippers in Year 17 CGT.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bender002.png|200px|Rick Bender Y18]]<br /> <br /> Despite this unfortunate setback, Rick Bender was able to pass the entrance exams for Theed University at the age of twenty-one, where he majored in information science. Bender's university transcripts indicate that he was a borderline discipline case with multiple behavioural infractions during his enrollment. The Board of Deans frequently cited Bender for violating alcohol and drug policies, engaging in disruptive behaviour, colluding to violate campus policies, gaining unauthorized access to rooftops and female dormitories, and possessing weapons. The citations resulted in numerous formal warnings, fines, and more than one period of academic probation. In spite of these disciplinary actions and additional attendance issues, Bender earned a GCI Master ranking on the collegiate dejarik team and graduated magna cum laude at the end of Year 23. Reviewed by the [[Viceroy]] personally, Bender's dissertation was accepted and published on Day 100 of Year 24.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dissertation.png|315px|right|Dissertation Y24]]<br /> <br /> = Nomad =<br /> <br /> While the faculty at Theed anticipated that Rick Bender would embark on a career as an archivist or engineer, he subverted their expectations by deciding instead to expand his horizons by going abroad. Bender had long discussed a desire to visit some of the galaxy's great wonders, such as the [[Floating Rock Garden]] of Ryloth, the [[The Oracle of Pelgrin|Oracle of Pelgrin]], and the [[Fountain of the Ancients]]. To earn income along the way, he attended a three-week boot camp hosted by the Star City Police, which qualified him to purchase permits from the Bondsman's Guild to track and recover fugitives from justice. This move surprised his peers, as Bender was not known for being particularly athletic. However, Bender developed a strategy that worked well for him. While not a great warrior himself, he surrounded himself with people who were. Bender quickly rose through the ranks of the Bondsman's Guild and is respected in the trade. He is particularly keen on rescue missions, as the hostages often turn out to be fellow academics.<br /> <br /> Following a visit to the [[B`omarr Monastery]] on [[Tatooine]], Rick Bender stopped at a cantina on [[Issor]], where he had a chance encounter with Val Aen. Over several rounds of drinks, Bender mentioned having recently received his doctoral regalia and was offered a position on the board of directors of the [[Autonomous Claim]], a small resource firm in the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]]. As a majority of the work could be performed remotely, Bender graciously accepted and was appointed Chief Data Officer. Aen and Bender fast became friends, sharing a mutual love for glimmik, games, and wagers. The two frequently bet on games of [[Pazaak]] and Sabacc, but after a night of some merriment, Val Aen challenged Rick Bender to a game of dejarik. The stakes grew unusually high, and Bender used a Strider gambit to win ownership of the company. Once the title transfer was complete on Day 122 of Year 24, Bender rebranded the company as Mummer Salvage, or simply &quot;Mummers.&quot;<br /> <br /> = Mummers =<br /> <br /> The [[Mummers]] are a group known to the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a criminal organisation. Despite claims that they were legitimate merchants, Mummer Salvage was soon blacklisted by a handful of bounty hunting agencies that complained about Naboo bootleggers from the Enarc Run serving unlicensed refreshments at their establishments. Several barmaids were simply ejected from the premises, although a few were murdered. Rick Bender arranged those services and hired the bartenders. As a result of being burned, Bender was left in the custody of three rescued hostages, whom he was prevented from delivering to the Bondsman's Guild. He issued a challenge, citing a violation of the Bounty Hunters Creed, but it would not be answered. So in Year 25, he famously smuggled the hostages past a [[Smugglers Guild]] blockade and turned them over to the Bondsmen. Bender spent a week in a containment field for trespassing, but he has never expressed remorse.<br /> <br /> Although Rick Bender was a novice businessman, his training in engineering and data management proved useful, and Mummer Salvage did prosper under his brief leadership. Salvaging operations at &quot;the Claim&quot; were expanded to include three new recycling stations, and both [[Centrepoint Space Station|Centrepoint]] and [[Trade Federation]] commercial accounts gained value. The Mummers Compendium, published in a local Naboo gazette, went galactic in Year 24 with a critique of interstellar bounty hunting hubs, ranking each agency with a three-star system for the menu, the atmosphere, and the service. Bender inspects the featured taverns himself, offering his services as a consultant to the proprietors of struggling pubs. Bender's testimony indicates that the bootlegging charges are directly related to what he refers to as his tavern rescue project, and the courts have chosen not to pursue the matter.<br /> <br /> But in Year 25, just before Rick Bender's smuggling stunt, the criteria for corporate licensing changed, and the Mummers were faced with losing their salvaging rights. The members of Bender's cabinet excused themselves from the board and retired to Naboo, where they were then replaced by engineers and clerks from Cantras Gola. Rick Bender changed the firm's brand to Ithilleron Exploration and merged the company with an order of Force knights called the Guri-n Krayt.<br /> <br /> = Guri-n Krayt =<br /> <br /> Rick Bender initially sat at the board of the [[Guri-n Krayt]] as the director of Ithilleron Exploration, the mineral resource and salvaging branch of the order's civil infrastructure. However, his role on the board was sometimes described as the chief archivist or data officer, recruiting liaison, and trade commissioner. Bender himself referred to his job as being the order's &quot;fixer.&quot; During his term as a board member, he updated the Guri-n Krayt banner, got them listed on the HoloNet, organised their forums, compiled and indexed the order's archives, standardised Lazy Krayt bounty hubs galaxy-wide, established Guri-n Krayt on the datacard market, reformed the order's recruiting strategy for broader public appeal, directed factory production and mineral refining operations, lobbied for economic reforms, surveyed and mapped Guri-n Krayt territories, developed a new style of urban architecture, and planned strategies for the defence of Cantras Gola.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, a dispute over defence issues in Year 26 led to Bender declaring no confidence in the leadership of the knights after he was formally reprimanded for securing exclusive control of the planetary shield grid for the Guri-n Krayt. The knights felt that Bender had endangered a delicate diplomatic agreement by taking action to consolidate control without the approval of the Dragon Lord, and they worried that he could not be trusted with the order's affairs. Bender, on the other hand, was quoted as saying, &quot;Most royal houses shower their general with honours when he achieves a decisive victory for the court.&quot; Bender was expelled from the order by the Dragon Lord [[Raa`hse Nahk]], whose competence he had questioned.<br /> <br /> [[File:RLB.IPKC.png|475px|left|Bender's IPKC Y26]]<br /> <br /> = Bounty Hunters Guild =<br /> <br /> While Dr Bender's exploits in the Velcar Free Commerce Zone were not well known to most of the galaxy, his record as a bounty hunter attracted the interest of House Salaktori. Under the aegis of Trudd Starfire, Rick's membership in the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] was formalised on the 28th day of Year 26 CGT (Satunda, Elona 28 by the old Coruscant calendar). As a master operator and scholar, Dr Bender went straight to work on the Guild's archives and published updated courses for the Skine Bounty Hunter College and lent his particular expertise to the Guild bounty hub network, supervising the staffing and decoration of sixty-five locations galaxy-wide. Bender also introduced the urban community concept that he had developed on Cantras Gola, establishing four residential districts on Kothlis and taking a keen interest in the development of monuments across Guild territories.<br /> <br /> The unexpected retirement of Trudd Starfire on Day 162 left Rick Bender as the senior ranking hunter in the chapter house, a position formally recognised by the Guild two days later. As the new Chief Executive Officer of House Salaktori, Bender has worked to restore the chapter's oldest traditions.<br /> <br /> = External Links =<br /> <br /> [https://www.swcombine.com/profiles/index.php?c=1&amp;tHand=Rick+Bender Galactic Registry]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Males]]<br /> [[Category:Naboo]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109665 2025-05-18T23:06:26Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = ⮞⮞[https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]⮜⮜<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109664 2025-05-18T23:02:07Z

<p>Rick Bender: /* House Rules */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks the Bondsman places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If the Bondsman wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and request a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

Rick Bender http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=House_Salaktori&diff=109663 2025-05-18T22:59:01Z

<p>Rick Bender: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox Faction<br /> | name = House Salaktori<br /> | image = [[File:SHGLogo.png|SHG]]<br /> | motto = Nowhere to Hide<br /> | status = Active<br /> | leader = [[Rick Bender]]<br /> | 2ic =<br /> | owner = [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]<br /> | headquarters = Vagran<br /> | formed =<br /> | founded = Year 25 Day 154<br /> | dissolved =<br /> | affiliation = Neutral<br /> | industry = Bounty Hunting<br /> | holosite = [https://www.swcombine.com/community/factions.php?facName=Bounty+Hunters+Guild%3A+House+Salaktori HoloNet]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[File:SHGBanner.png|House Salaktori Y26]]<br /> <br /> The oldest surviving chapter house of the [[Bounty Hunters Guild]], House Salaktori (SHG) is based out of the [[Corellian Sector]] and specialises in grooming master hunters and conducting [[Imperial]] relations.<br /> <br /> = Origins =<br /> <br /> In the centuries following the Great Hyperspace War, spice was discovered on [[Ryloth]] and quickly became a source of tremendous wealth but also great violence. [[Neimoidian]] [[ryll]] merchants hired Gank Killers for protection, and as mercenary culture began to gain prominence in the galaxy, it came into competition with the bounty hunting industry for the first time. Impressed, rookie bounty hunters also started offering themselves as soldiers of fortune to the highest bidder, causing a rift within the Guild as the more principled veteran hunters reacted with outrage. <br /> <br /> The Salaktori family on Resht VII rejected this new spirit of avarice and established their own chapter house, declaring themselves in alignment with professionalism and traditional ethics. To the Salaktori, a bounty hunter is an agent of law and order whose allegiance is never for sale. The Salaktori hunters may have been hardened killers, but they would never accept payment to kill the innocent in service to a foreign army. It was this steadfast devotion to honour and virtuosity that earned the syndicate a great deal of influence over Guild affairs during the Golden Age of the Republic.<br /> <br /> = House Rules =<br /> <br /> [[File:JSalaktori.png|285px|right|Resht Salaktori]]<br /> <br /> '''1. Honour the Bounty Hunter's Creed.'''<br /> <br /> ''Failure to observe the code could result in your becoming an acquisition. No excuses.''<br /> <br /> '''2. Accept the jobs the bounty broker offers you.'''<br /> <br /> ''The pucks Daargin places on the table are being offered to '''you'''. Take them, and see that those jobs are completed before their due date. No exceptions.''<br /> <br /> '''3. Don't poach other syndicates.'''<br /> <br /> ''Thinking of taking a job that the brokers offered to another hunter? Well, don't. If Daargin wanted you doing it, he would have offered it to you.''<br /> <br /> '''4. Submit disputes to the Guild for arbitration.'''<br /> <br /> ''If you are experiencing a problem with another hunter or syndicate, bring it to the Guild and ask for a hunter's lodge. Do not try to handle it personally.''<br /> <br /> '''5. Don't question the Guildmaster.'''<br /> <br /> ''If the leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild doesn't want you doing something, stop doing it immediately. No argument.''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:Governments]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary Organisations]]<br /> [[Category:General Manufacturers]]<br /> [[Category:Mining Companies]]<br /> [[Category:Medical Services]]<br /> [[Category:Trade Conglomerates]]<br /> [[Category:Religions]]</div>

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