Chunbacca Khan

Chunbacca Khan
Biographical Information
Race	Wookiee
Homeworld	Taakarroo
Born	Year -34 Day 132
Died	Year 9 Day 98
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Political Information
Affiliation	Trade Federation Maarwraawroo Tribe
Rank	Mayor of Vinsoth
Positions	Ministry of Industry
Prior Affiliation	Dorinian Military Corps
Awards	None

Chunbacca Khan was discovered on the warm planet of Taakarroo as a small child. Abandoned and alone, with no parental input, he was forced to learn the ways of the galaxy, before undertaking the adulthood ritual on Kashyyyk. Taking a role in the Trade Federation government, commencing as a administrator, the Wookiee excelled in the ways of government and was appointed as the Mayor of Vinsoth. As the Trade Federation created plans to incorporate the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Chunbacca rose further up the government hierarchy to be special advisor and aide to the Viceroy and the Cabinet. While plans were set in motion for him to assume the role of Viceroy, Chunbacca suffered a ship malfunction while in the Si`Klaata Cluster on a diplomatic envoy, sending him to his death in the Klatoo Sun.

Where Do We Begin?

Not a Regular Wookiee

While most are born into a loving family in a hospital, or in terms of Wookiees, among the treetops of Kashyyyk, Chunbacca Khan was abandoned on the hot world of Taakarroo, the first planet of the Kashyyyk system. While the first few years of his childhood are a fading memory, Chunbacca found himself without a family or any assistance, instead having to learn to hunt and survive as a small, unprotected Wookiee. While malnourished and weak, he was still able to make ends meet. Moving throughout the small pockets of grassland on the planet, Chunbacca was able to catch various local creatures like Fambaa, Eopie and Falumpaset, using some for food and sustenance, while selling the rest to local merchants in order to generate some revenue to improve his standard of living. Through the influx of credits he was receiving, he was able to inevitably gather enough to purchase transport to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk and incorporate himself into a local tribe to begin his passage into adulthood. While the spaceport on Taakarroo was rudimentary at best, it still saw passage of several GR-75 Medium Transports, which ensured a cheap price for the journey. While the prospect of space travel was new to Chunbacca, he embraced it with open arms, eager to get his feet off the ground of a warm planet and into the coldness of space towards the Wookiee home world where he could commence the next chapter of his life.

Upon his arrival, he moved from the upper levels of the planet, before moving into the Shadow Forest in an attempt to build is reputation on the planet. While the temperature was considerably lower than what he had previously experienced by on Taakarroo, Chunbacca was quick to adapt by building a small rudimentary home in the base of a tree while he thought of a strategy to become noticed by the local clans. While lacking substantial weaponry, and regularly facing attacks from Katarns, large mammals native to Kashyyyk, he was able to fend them off with forged, rudimentary weapons, sustaining minimal wounds.

A Young Chunbacca.

As the corpses of the various Katarn littered the forest floor, Chunbacca could use some to improve his living conditions, skinning them in help breka the wind and keep him warm, while selling the remainder as trophies to tribal elders and initiates to spread word of his conquests. After months passed and his trophies became more frequent, Chunbacca was approached by hunters from both Maarwraawroo and Truvvhhurr tribes. Flattered by the offers of both tribesman, Chunbacca spent several days pondering his decision, before deciding that the smaller tribe of Maarwraawroo would better suit his way of life.

The Rite of Passage

Even though he had spent a portion of his life on the forest floor, Chunbacca felt it essential to complete the common Wookiee coming of age ritual known as the Test of Ascension. Returning to the tree he once called home, he returned to his hunting ways, while completing the other rudimentary tests required to successfully pass the test. Given his previous experience at the majority of the test, many tribal elders had little doubt in his success. While he completed the tests easily, Chunbacca went further into the deep jungle in search of a Syren Plant to show his prowess. Identifying the plant by its two ovular, bright yellow petals that were divided in half and its extremely thick, mottled, blood-red stock, Chunbacca decided to undertake the highly risky task of harvesting some Syren fibres without assistance. While the pheromones of the large yellow petals tried to confuse his consciousness, he patiently waited for the ideal moment, before gently caressing the planet and extracting several fibres. Once extracted, Chunbacca slowly placed them inside a clasp on his rudimentary belt, before fending off the attacks of the large plant as he departed. Upon his return to the party elders of the Maarwraawroo tribe, Chunbacca presented his various trophies and completed assignments, before revealing the extracted fibres from the Syren Plant. Immediately initiated, Chunbacca was welcomed by the impressed council, granting him a personal weapon, the weapon of the Wookiee, a Bowcaster.

With his initiation complete, Chunbacca spent some time living among the trees, embedding himself within the Maarwraawroo tribe, and for the first time in his life he felt like he had a family. Learning all there was to know about his fellow tribesman, Chunbacca spent a large amount of time studying the Wookiee culture and its history and customs, to ensure his actions and behaviours reflected those of a true Wookiee, so he would not appear to be an outsider like he really was. He began to take a number of responsibilities within the tribe as an envoy, travelling through the forest floor on dangerous assignments, as well as journeying between the various tribes when required to conduct a number of rituals or tribal discussions for the sake of Kashyyyk. While he had a thirst for violence like any other Wookiee, Chunbacca enjoyed his role as an important individual, someone of purpose and responsibility. While he felt a great sense of loyalty towards his tribe, he needed a larger scope to truly experience the ways of diplomacy and management, something Kashyyyk could simply not provide. While an outsider welcomed into the tribe, he always had the ability to depart the forest planet and keep his standing, provided he did not harm to the reputation of the Wookiee or the Maarwraawroo tribe. As he bid farewell to his tribesman for the moment, Chunbacca travelled up to the various levels to the offworlder constructed spaceport, to organise a transport. Given his lack of credits, Chunbacca traded a number of private trinkets and trophies to barter himself transport on one of the passing GR-75 Medium Transports, letting the shuttle determine his final destination instead of setting a course himself.

Everything Has a Purpose

The GR-75 Medium Transport eventually arrived at its destination, leaving Chunbacca stranded at a spaceport on Corellia. While the local populous had seen Wookiees on various holovids and communications beamed throughout the galaxy, their nature was one of hesitation and distrust towards Chunbacca. Due to his lack of credits, he was forced to live on the steers, using his skills learnt on the forest floor of Kashyyyk to construct basic cover in an alley from discarded materials from one of the many business districts. When he wasn't struggling to sleep throughout the night, he wandered the streets of the city in search of a purpose during the day. With news spreading throughout the planet of negotiations between the Galactic Empire and the Trade Federation, Chunbacca decided to attend an open session, to observe various envoys communicate for their people. While Chunbacca knew all about the history of the Galactic Empire when it came to butchering Wookiees, he focussed on the emissaries of the neutral Trade Federation government, and in particular a local Corellian, Nereus Erurestro. Easily impressed by his negotiating abilities along with the compassion he had for his people, Chunbacca quietly introduced himself to the man, in an effort to learn more about what it took to become someone of status on a galactic scale. Treated to a meal, Nereus outlined what the Trade Federation was about, and that they had seen dark times during the rule of Viceroy Ace Menshu, but had since recovered and prospered under the leadership of Viceroy Corbin Esco and his replacement Toran Slisik, and that it could use an aspiring Wookiee within its government. The gesture was highly appreciated and Chunbacca graciously accepted the invitation, boarding a Sheathipede-class Transport Shuttle and heading for the Trade Federation capital of Taanab.