Rieth Toran

Rieth Toran
Biographical Information
Race	Corellian
Homeworld	Corellia
Mother	Nyree Toran (deceased)
Father	Barath Toran (deceased)
Marital Status	unknown
Siblings	none
Born	Year -11D284
Physical Description
Gender	male
Height	1.85 m
Political Information
Affiliation	Smugglers Guild
Rank	Leader
Positions	Master Smuggler

Rieth Toran is the Leader of the Smugglers Guild. He is a known trader for all kinds of goods, as an experienced prospector, and a Force-sensitive Grand Master.

History

Early Years

Rieth was born and raised on the planet Corellia. His parents both worked in the local customs office of Kor Vella, providing the family a relatively safe environment. Rieth enjoyed wandering the starport, watching the various fighters and freighters arrive and depart from the planet. The bustling atmosphere and the diverse crowd of people fascinated him. For him it was clear: he wanted to become a pilot to explore the galaxy and visit all the worlds he could. As a result, he underwent training at the local Imperial Navy Academy in hopes of getting an exciting assignment in the Imperial Navy. Overall, Rieth was a mediocre student but excelled at flying fighters and smaller craft during training. As a tech in the academy, Rieth was able to improve his computer operation skills. Throughout the years, Rieth felt that the military discipline of the Galactic Empire and the structured life felt like a cage. It was not the destiny he was looking for. During one of his visits at the starport, he met up with a group of traders who were working on a freighter. Rieth was able to convince them of his piloting skills when they allowed him to support them for an in-system transportation job. As the group grew closer together, Rieth decided to leave the academy before graduating and join his new friends on their next assignment. In Year 8 he left Corellia and became navigator on their YT-1300 freighter.

Exploring the Galaxy

Rieth's crew traveled throughout the galaxy, taking odd jobs to earn credits while visiting an innumerable number of planets. During this time, Rieth was able to see the vast dune seas and twin suns of Tatooine. He explored the harsh environment of the rocky planet Iridonia and gazed at the giant wroshyr trees on the jungle planet Kashyyyk. These galactic missions put he and his crew in touch with some dubious folks.

The Hook Nebula Incident

Those sketchy individulas offered the crew a transportation job to the Hook Nebula. The contents of the cargo were not disclosed, but they were offered a large sum of credits for successfully completing the task. Short on credits and inexperienced, the crew accepted blindly, hoping to earn a fortune. The delivery went smoothly and Rieth started to unload the cargo into the ship which was located at the rendezvous. During the transfer, the freighter was attacked by a group of local bandits who were looking to steal the cargo. Rieth was only able to watch the battle between his crew on their freighter and the fighter ships of the bandits unfold. Even though they tried to evade and return fire, it was instantly clear that the freighters firepower was no match for the bandit fighters. Rieth watched as the bandits destroyed his friends ship killing everyone on board. As the pirates boarded the ship, they took the cargo and captured Rieth, taking him hostage. In the following days Rieth was severely beaten by his captors. They were looking for information on the employer. Since Rieth did not know much about them, the pirates decided to execute Rieth. Shortly before performing the deed, their ship was attacked by a group of mercenaries who were hired to protect their employer's hyperlane routes. It was only by sheer luck that Rieth was able to escape from his captors and drag himself on board a heavily damaged YT-1210 freighter and fleeing the scene. After several days of healing and grieving his friends, Rieth was unsure what to do in the galaxy.

Finding a New Purpose

Months passed by as Rieth traveled aimlessly. He eventually found himslef in the cantinas of Nal Hutta. In need of credits, Rieth decided to answer the call of an organization who was looking for anyone able to prospect planets in search of valuable resources. Although being inexperienced, he was able to operate different kinds of machinery. His computer operations skills from the past could finally be put to good use. Rieth was sitting in SX-65 Groundhogs for months prospecting all kinds of environments ranging from desert to glacier and grassland to jungles. It was a tedious job, but his employers paid well. While preparing for another prospecting mission on the planet Lamuir IV, Rieth was contacted by the notorious smuggler Metuki Ryuujin. He was interested in trading one of his ships, a YT-2000 for Rieths YT-1210. Not knowing why Metuki was interested in this ship, Rieth hesitantly accepted the deal. Metuki was a very convincing person and offered Rieth to further support him on the condition that Rieth complete the menacing Kessel Run. Rieth accepted and traveled to the Maw with its innumerable Black holes. Navigating the Maw was a big challenge. Almost losing his life to a black hole, Rieth was able to successfully complete the Kessel Run and reach the Luxury Space Colony "Bonaventure Space Hotel" in the center of the system. Metuki, seeing his potential, offered him a position as Hopeful in the Smugglers Guild.

Life of Fortune and Fame

Shortly after joining the Smugglers Guild, Rieth was introduced to the then Second in Command Jaggo Bral and Master Smuggler "The Saltiest Corellian" Nah Olos. Rieth quickly learned that the Guild was a group of like-minded people supporting each other without forcing anything onto its members. This being a stark contrast to the strict discipline of the Empire, Rieth immediately felt welcome. Earning his stripes, Rieth dealt with the Trade Federation in Year 10 and purchased needed equipment from them. While picking up the merchandise, he found many unsecured crates holding all kinds of cargo (specifically desired weapons, armor, and electronic equipment). Rieth decided to seize the chance, smuggled the cargo on board of his ship and vanished. He was able to find a buyer who did not ask too many questions and paid a small fortune for all of the gear. The Trade Federation did not hesitate to put Rieth on their trading blacklist as well as a bounty on his head. Nonetheless, this undertaking helped him earn the title of "Smuggler" within the Guild. In the coming months Rieth kept buying and selling various kinds of equipment and ships, using the services of the Centrepoint Marketplace. All the while, doing transport jobs for the Guild and continued to help it to thrive. While getting closer to the other members of the Guild (such as Master Smuggler Sol Mazer), Rieth learned about a shipment of exclusive armors belonging to the Galactic Empire held in the Guild's vaults. In trying to further support the Guild, Rieth was able to find a suitable buyer who paid a large amount of credits to get in possession of a number of these armors. The successful closure of the deal helped Rieth to be appointed Master Smuggler, reaching the highest rank within the Guild.

In the following years, Rieth accomplished many missions with the Guild to increase his wealth. He went back and forth prospecting planets for different organizations and kept his Guild membership a secret. While doing business with various governments and factions, Rieth maintained himself as a honest and trustworthy trader. When the Guild's Second in Command Haslin Cron went missing (Yr. 20), the leader of the Smugglers Guild at that time, Sol Mazer, honored Rieth by appointing him as his new 2IC.

In Year 22 Rieth met Zaff Daroona, who was a former Master Smuggler within the Guild, in a darkened booth in the Rimmer's Rest Cantina on Nar Shaddaa. After so many years, Zaff offered to mediate between Rieth and Trade Federation using his good connections to their leadership. Rieth accepted the proposal in hopes of remedying the situation and putting an end to it. After tough negotiations, Zaff was able to broker a deal between the Trade Federations leadership and Rieth. The deal included a hefty fine as well as 30 days of prison time in exchange for being taken off the Trade Federations blacklist and the withdrawal of the bounty on Rieth's head. Rieth accepted his sentence and paid the fine. Due to the goodwill of the Trade Federations leadership the prison term was deemed "time served."

The Great Hunt on Nimban

In Year 20 while visiting the Nimban system, Rieth was greeted by the various advertisements for the famous Swap Meet on the planet Nimban. Rieth decided to land the Shadow Claw at the main location in the city of Nelvaan in the northeastern part of the planet. Right outside the starport the atmosphere was festive. Many travelers from all over the galaxy were visting this special event. A large number of traders set up shop in the hustling and bustling streets and selling their wares. Rieth decided to stock up on a plethora of different items ranging from bacta refills to electronic lock breakers. While walking through the city, an advertisement of Kai Oryk attracted his interest. He went to the city center where Oryk advertised his Mandalorian style competition which was called The Great Hunt. This special event lasted for several days and involved hunting notorious bandits and dangerous creatures all over the planet. The winner would gain fame, honor and a special armor set which resembled the ones worn by the Mandalorians. Rieth decided to accept this challenge and met his rivals. Amongst them was the famous Whiphid Belloq Tull. Rieth took his Skybird Racing Swoop and set out for the grassy plains of Nimban. Drawing first blood on a Kell Dragon was putting Rieth in a prime position to win this event. He went to-to-toe with powerful creatures like Reeks and intimidating Acklays. Despite his focused efforts and fierce combat tactics, Rieth was not able to take the crown. He had to admit defeat to the winner Belloq Tull. Nonetheless Rieth achieved second place and was granted the Mandalorian twin blades Vaar'tuur Kad (transl.: Dawn) and Ge'catra Kad (transl.: Dusk). Both blades have since been honored and used as deadly weapons.

Discovering the Mysteries of the Force

A fateful encounter

In the aftermath of the Great Hunt on Nimban, Rieth decided to travel to Dallenor, a system which has recently been rediscovered and is home to the avian Fosh race. On the way to his destination, Rieth was attacked in a nearby asteroid field by a group of spice pirates. The pirates flew ugly, overworked hulls bristling with scavenged cannons, and they came on hard, confident that numbers would tell the tale. It must have been 5-6 ships which kept on firing. By using his excellent freighter piloting skills, Rieth was able to swiftly navigate the asteroids and returning fire on his attackers. Two of his foes were crushed between the asteroids. Nonetheless the remaining opponents proved to be too much of a challenge. The Shadow Claw was hit several times which disabled its heavy blasters and quad lasers. Alarm lights flashed in the cockpit like a decorated wroshyr tree on Kashyyyk during the Life Day festival, when Rieth decided it was time to get away from this hopeless confrontation. He punched in the closest coordinates of an inhabited system and jumped to hyper. The hyperdrive was severely damaged during the encounter and the Shadow Claw slowed down to sublight speed in the Kinyen system. With his heavily damaged ship, Rieth was able to make a crash landing in the grassy plains close to the capital city Hekaras on the planet Kinyen. It was clear that Rieth would be stranded for quite a while, until he was able to collect all the parts which were necessary to repair the ship.

Rieth decided to take his Skybird Racing Swoop and travel to the bustling city Hekaras where stone towers rose from the plains and travelers from a dozen species crowded the markets. While wandering the city, Rieth found himself in a quiet courtyard where a lone Kel Dor was meditating. The Kel Dor was calm and slowly opened his eyes to focus on Rieth. His look was sharp and focused but nonetheless friendly and welcoming. The Kel Dor introduced himself as Dol Ka, a Jedi Grand Master, who was living on this secluded planet in hopes of finding peace and tranquillity. Dol Ka sensed something unsual about Rieth and inquired if he can test his ability to feel a connection with the Force. While closing his eyes, Rieths mind was calm and quiet. He started to feel his surroundings as if he was walking and touching the cold stones of the houses or the rough bark of the trees in the courtyard. After opening his eyes, Dol Ka offered to train him and help him to bond with the Force.

In the upcoming weeks and months Rieth kept gathering parts for his ship, while training with his master. Although the training was difficult in the beginning and felt like Rieth was not able to make any substantial progress, his abilities grew stronger. With each passing month he honed his skills. Besides teaching Force skills, Master Dol Ka also taught Rieth the seven different lightsaber combat forms. It took a lot of training and some minor injuries until Rieth was able to get a good understanding of utilizing each form. By letting his emotions influence the movements of his lightsaber, he naturally grew accustomed to Form VII (Vapaad). After several months which felt like an eternity, Rieth felt an inner glow. The Force was with him. Dol Ka taught him everything he knew. Rieth was able to finish repairing his ship.

An elegant weapon from civilized times

Before leaving Kinyen, Master Dol Ka tasked Rieth to set out and find all necessary parts to construct his very own Lightsaber. This ancient weapon needed both mechanical parts and Force imbued crystals, which produced the well-known blade of a lightsaber. Dol Ka told him to find a planet overgrown with trees and deep caves which can house the dangerous and dreaded Terentatek, a creature which feeds off the blood of Force-sensitives. Rieth traveled to the forest world Secundus Ando. The planets surface was dominated by enormous hardwood conifers, whose twisting branches weave an emerald lid over the sky and bathe the timberland in shadows. Rieth was dexterously moving through the forests in search of marks of an Terentatek. It took him several days to find an overgrown cave. Rieth moved slowly into the cave, each step echoing softly against stone slick with moss and age. Pale green growth clung to the walls, glowing faintly and casting warped shadows that crawled along the ceiling. The air was cool and heavy, thick with the scent of damp earth. Rieth kept one hand resting on his vibroblades handle. He hightenend his senses and felt a vicious and bloodthirsty creature deep inside the cave. Rieth slowly descended further into the cave until he reached the bottom. Metal parts, blasters and bones were scattered around. He knew that the creature must be close. Suddenly he sensed movement behind him and sensed the presence of the terentatek. Rieth turned around and drew his vibroblade. There it was. The beast roared loudly and moved to attack. Rieth repositioned in an attempt to circle the creature. He was able to slice it twice, but his vibroblade only marginally cut through the terentateks thick skin. The creature tried to slash Rieth with its giant claws. Rieth was able to wound one of the terentateks arms by swiftly circling around it. Nonetheless he got scratched by one of its claws which hold a potent venom. Weakened and weary, Rieth tried to push the creatue by using his Force skills only to realize that the terentatek was immune against Force powers. In a final attempt, the creature strikes out and was about to attack. Rieth raised his vibroblade with his final strength and thrusted his blade into the creatures chest, killing it. The terentatek falls to the ground, lifeless. Rieth instantly applied an antidote to stop the venom and kept resting to regain his strength. After some time, Rieth kept searching the cave and found a broken lightsaber. Most parts were useless, but he was able to retrieve something which looked like a blade modulation control and an emitter control. Rieth returned to his ship and rested before setting off to collect more parts.

During his journey, Rieth always returned to Nar Shaddaa to restock his supplies at the Guilds warehouses. While in The Rimmer's Rest cantina, Rieth overheard a conversation between an odd-looking Nikto and his Weequay friend talking strange artifacts made of wintrium on the planet Klatooine. Rieth was intrigued and decided to travel to Klatooine and investigate the Fountain of the Ancients. He was able to navigate to the deserts close to the Fountain and decided to explore site. Upon arrival, Rieth was greeted by the locals who had an urgent request: They were under attack by bandits and were in need of help. Without hesitation, Rieth rushed to bolster their defense against the raiders. After a number of skirmishes, Rieth was able to overpower and chase the raiders away. Rieth decided to stay for several days to maintain the perimeter and assist in defensive planning for the community. As a thank-you gift for his help, one of the craftsmen used his skills to craft a liquid wintrium artifact and handed it to Rieth. Intrigued by this artifact, Rieth studied more about it, learning that it is said that wintrium was able to withstand the blade of a lightsaber. The locals additionally offered him two other parts for his lightsaber: a power supply and a crystal control. Together with the other two parts, the tooth of a rancor, Rieth finally collected all necessary mechanical parts.

He set out to find the planet Ilum, a cold world close to the Unknown Regions. It is known for its storied Crystal Caves where the legendary kyber crystals are located. The entrance of the Caves are well hidden and guarded by various creatures to ensure only the ones capable of using the Force are able to enter. Gaining entrance, he quickly learned that acquiring the crystal needed proved to be a much more difficult undertaking than he anticipated. The floors of the narrow corridors were brittle and hard to navigate, always posing the risk of breaking through them and plunging to certain death. By moving carefully and using the Force, Rieth was able to find the central cavern which was filled with luminous crystals growing over its surfaces. The view was awe-inspiring. Rieth started to meditate to strengthen his connection to the crystals. He felt one in particular having a strong bond with it. Rieth extracted the radiant blue color crystal. The process of crafting his Lightsaber proved to be a challenging task. Combining all parts and the crystal required a strong and focused mind. It was after his third attempt, that Rieth was able to align all parts and the crystal to finally finish the construction of his weapon. He named it Balance of Mrlsst as its construction occurred around the time when the Smugglers Guild and Kerdos Company discovered the the Mennaalii system where the planet Mrlsst is located.

Further endeavors

In the following years, Rieth yearned for more dangerous adventures, exploring hazardous planets and regions of the galaxy. He hired a squad of battle hardened soldiers who helped him push deeper into dangerous territory in search for exotic artifacts and other riches. Together they traveled to the jungle planet Mrlsst in search for exotic creatures like the dangerous Rancors. The thick and almost impenetrable jungles with its towering trees, tangled roots and thorned vines proved as a challenge to all travelers. Progress through the jungle was slow and exhausting, forcing Rieth to rely on the Force to sense safe paths where none were visible. After traveling for several days, Rieth started to sense the presence of a large creature which turned out to be the rancor he was looking for. Cautiously moving in on the rancor, Rieth intended to surprise and swiftly killing it with his vibroblade. However the rancor was able to smell Rieth already from afar and started to stalk him. What could have been a short battle ended up being an extensive confrontation. Rieth was swiftly moving between the trees, avoiding getting ensnared by the vines and roots in hopes to outmaneuver the rancor. The creature growled and tried to hit Rieth with its massive claws uprooting and knock over several trees along the way. In a moment of carelessness, Rieth was scratched by the tips of his opponents claws inducing an adrenaline rush. His movements became supernaturally fast and he was able to outmaneuver the rancor and slicing his legs which rendered his adversary almost incapable of retaliating. Rieth struck one last time fatally wounding the crippled creature. Using his vibroblade, Rieth cut out one of the rancors sharp teeth and took it as trophy.

The Most Dangerous Game

In Year 24 Rieth was traveling the southern Mid Rim when he overheard a conversation between some locals in a cantina on Naboo. They were talking about a dangerous fugitive called Krussk, who was terrorizing the region. After a short conversation with the locals, Rieth learned that the bounty hunter guild mgiht have more information. Rieth set out to find them. He met a female [Twilek] contact person in a tavern on Naboo who informed him that Krussk was indeed an extremely dangerous fugitive. Not only was he known for assaulting and looting traders, but also for kidnapping and ransoming all sorts of people as well as cold-blooded murder. He was well equipped with a customized heavy battle armor, a set of vibroblades and an X-45 sniper rifle. His bounty was one beskar ingot by bringing him either on dead or alive. Rieth accepted the contract and started scouting the systems in the region. By using scanner sweeps and searching droids, Rieth was able to get a trace of Krussk which led him to travel to the planet Malastare. There he met a group of Gran which informed Rieth that Krussk was currently trying to recruit all kinds of bandits. The locals believed that Krussk was trying to raid a small village at the outskirts of Pixelito. Rieth went to the last known location of Krussk and found a further trace. It led him to a small hideout in the jungles of the planet. Before being able to spot his enemy, Krussk already opened fire using his X-45 Sniper Rifle. He barely missed Rieth, who tried to hide behind the trees. In an attempt to get closer to Krussk, Rieth used his Force Speed ability and closed the distance. Krussk did not hesitate and drew his vibroblades. Rieth ignited his lightsaber and engaged Krussk in a fierce duel. His opponent was a skilled and powerful warrior, who could wield dual vibroblades and wreak havoc with them. The lightsaber and the vibroblades clashed. Rieth was able to get the upper hand in the duel and struck his opponent. Krussk was not going to surrender and forced Rieth to kill him. Rieth took his dead body and returned to his ship.

Ships & Vehicles

Overview

Image	Name	Description
	Shadow Claw	Given to Rieth by Metuki Ryuujin as a gift for finishing his first job in the Guild in Year 8
	Phantom	Excellent allrounder corvette used for all kinds of shenanigans. Gifted by his Guild friend Solomon Xander
	Lestat	Rieths flagship. Datacard for production won during a space combat tournament

Trophies & Artifacts

The following items have been found, won and given to Rieth during his journeys.

Overview

Image	Name	Description
	Crafted Liquid Wintrium	Gifted after helping the people on Klatooian defend their village
	Smugglers Guide	Famous and notorious in the underwold, this book is a repository which was owned by various criminals, pirates and smugglers.
	Smugglers Ring	An insignia for those who reach the Master Smuggler rank within the Guild
	Mandalorian Vibroblade	2nd rank trophy from the Great Hunt on Nimban. Two of those swords are owned by Rieth: Vaar'tuur Kad (transl.: Dawn) and Ge'catra Kad (transl.: Dusk)
	Kriegs Run Finisher T-Shirt	The shirt is gifted to daredevil pilots who are able to finish Kriegs Run
	Swap Gladiator Medal (silver)	Gifted for all gladiators who survived the deadly tournament in the Grand Arena on Tatooine during the Swap Meet
	Swap Sniper Challenge Medal (silver)	A trophy gifted to brave hunters who faced and killed the dreaded Krayt Dragons on Tatooine during the Swap Meet