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Smugglers are widely considered disreputable at best, but remain indispensable by virtue of the sheer number of them and their usefulness, possessing a set of skills vital to any that would engage in practices frowned upon by the local government. Stories both good and bad are commonly told about the activities of these men and women, and the Eye of Balgorath stands at the center of one such. | Smugglers are widely considered disreputable at best, but remain indispensable by virtue of the sheer number of them and their usefulness, possessing a set of skills vital to any that would engage in practices frowned upon by the local government. Stories both good and bad are commonly told about the activities of these men and women, and the Eye of Balgorath stands at the center of one such. | ||
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Smugglers are widely considered disreputable at best, but remain indispensable by virtue of the sheer number of them and their usefulness, possessing a set of skills vital to any that would engage in practices frowned upon by the local government. Stories both good and bad are commonly told about the activities of these men and women, and the Eye of Balgorath stands at the center of one such.
History
A smuggler known by the alias of Stepper fell into debt with a Hutt, the head of a criminal cartel whose name is long since lost to time. When given chances she failed to pay up the debt, however, and it grew and grew in size until, in frustration and anger, the Hutt sent his men to capture her, intending to make her pay for both the insult and the missing money.
Upon arrival, however, the men encountered a blood-splattered Stepper, clutching what appeared to be a large, bulging eye in her hand. However, in reality the 'eye' was a rock she had carved with a chisel, and the 'blood' was merely colored water, diluted with chemicals to have a consistency similar to blood. Undeniably charismatic, she wove a tale about how she had torn the eye out of a rancor's face before slaying it, threatening much the same to the Hutt's men. They fled, carrying the tale to their master.
Time and again was she set upon, but time and again did she use the tale of the rancor and its eye to intimidate those that came after her - until one day a bounty hunter of Mandalorian origin sought her out. Unintimidated, he captured her with ease and brought her before the Hutt, where the ruse was discovered. The Hutt, with much irony, elected to feed Stepper piece by piece to a rancor and he started with her eyes.
The Hutt kept Stepper's 'Eye of Balgorath' as a trophy, eventually selling the now-legendary item on to the black market, where it and the story it carries have since circulated hands many times. Inherently it is without value; it is merely a hand-sized rock stained red in places, carved cunningly with a chisel to imitate an eye - and convincingly enough to fool the unwary, even today.
Owner
Currently being auction at Caldria.