Stephanie Barefoot

Stephanie Barefoot is a Hapan woman and the current head of construction within the Tion Hegemony.

Stephanie Barefoot
Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Tatooine
Mother	Adrianna Soprano-Xarlac
Father	Christopher Soprano
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Taranae Rhode
Siblings	Tianna Rhode (Sister in law)
Children	Artemisia Rhode-Barefoot
Born	Year -7 Day 301
Languages	Galactic Basic, Hapanni, Kubindi
Quote	"I'm the Money!"
Physical Description
Gender	Female
Height	168cm
Hair Color	Black/Brunette
Eye Color	Blue
Political Information
Affiliation	Tion Hegemony
Rank	Director
Positions	Head of Tion Engineering & Construction
Prior Affiliation	Freedom Galactic News, The Smugglers Alliance

History

Childhood

Young Stephanie.

Stephanie was born Stephanie Soprano on Day 301 of Year -7 on the planet Tatooine in the system of Tatoo. She was an only child to Christopher Soprano, a noted merchant of foodstuff and Adrianna Soprano who was an excellent seamstress. She grew up in the wealthy suburbs of Anchorhead. Apart from occasional Sandpeople raids, she had a happy first few years. But when she was six, her mother contracted an illness and despite the best medical treatment available, Adrianna died.

The affect on Christopher was devastating. Grief affects people in different ways but Stephanie's father became addicted to gambling. Maybe it happened to be the need for more credits or maybe just a way to take his mind off things? Whatever it was, it led to much unhappiness. He was never abusive to Stephanie but he certainly neglected her somewhat. She often was to be found wandering around on her own after the school day was over. This solitude actually allowed Stephanie to quickly develop an imagination and her dreams of exploration and adventure were foremost in her mind.

Orphaned

At the age of ten she lost her father. Christopher had begun betting larger and heavier sums of money. The occasional big win would lead to much joy. It always would mean a new toy or dress or pair of shoes for Stephanie, but sadly the big wins were rare and on a fateful occasion at a Mos Espa pod race, Christopher lost it all to the commanding Hutt. The business, the home, everything. When the gangsters henchmen turned up to collect, Christopher had been drinking and an argument broke out. Before little Stephanie's eyes, a tall Twi`lek blasted her father down at close range. The cruel smirk on his face stayed with her for a long time. She was forcibly thrown out onto the street and ordered to 'disappear'. However she did not, and under the cover of darkness, she returned that night. She gathered together a few clothes and provisions in a backpack. She also took an old family heirloom. A saber belonging to some distant relative on her mother's side. She lugged it around with her and it is still by her side to this day.

Fending for Oneself

From that point on, Stephy had to struggle just to survive. Anchorhead did not take kindly to beggar's so she soon hitched a ride to Mos Espa. Here it was commonplace to see the orphaned, lost and infirm wandering the streets. Stephy soon grouped up with a gang of urchins who begged, borrowed and even stole. Simply to feed and clothe themselves. They had no schooling but they learned the lessons of the streets and back alleys very quickly. In quiet times alone, Stephy would wield her saber at anything that could be sliced. She trained herself at the street-fighting and dirty tricks combat often used on Tatooine. By the age of 13 she was more than capable of defending herself.

She found work as well. Occasionally doing odd jobs for the market traders but her lucky break was finding a regular job with a Jawa repairman. She would fetch and carry and deliver, not for a wage but for her food and a bed in the shed out back. She also became a formidable seller of droids and speeders. Wealthy merchants find it hard to turn down a pretty face, even on a very young girl. She soon learned that a short skirt and cheeky giggle could net her a nice bonus.