Far Suns’ band of grizzled hyperspace scouts took in the lonely boy, letting him sleep in unoccupied scout-ship bunks while telling him tales of uncharted worlds and their wonders.īey became a particular favorite of Anahul Sato, the gruff dockmaster of the exploracorp’s private spaceport. The errands he liked best involved Far Suns Ventures, a Corellian company dedicated to scouting and exploration. The streets of Coronet were a hard place for abandoned children, but Bey’s limitless curiosity sent him all across the sprawling city, and his calm demeanor won him a reputation as a street kid who could be trusted for delicate errands. Over the years drink and spice ruined Bey’s father, who took out his frustrations on his unnaturally tall, pale son. Bey’s father was a Corellian tramp-freighter captain of his mother, all Bey knew that his father would weep over holos of her when drunk, railing at her for leaving him. The truth was at once less exotic and far stranger. Bey was said to be a former slaver who’d had a change of heart, a fugitive Jedi, or one of the Emperor’s most-trusted agents. The mysterious white-haired giant had rescued the innocent and brought the wicked to justice - and then disappeared before anyone could thank him.īut who was this one-eyed wanderer? There were almost as many theories as there were tales. This is well written and focuses on a character central to the conflict with the Nagai I think it would have made the cut, and Bey would have made for a cool illustration.Īs a boy on Tatooine, Luke Skywalker heard the same tales millions of other children in the Outer Rim did: When hope appeared lost, Bey had appeared again. If you recognized the name Rur without heading over to Wookieepedia, my helmet with blast shield is doffed to you.Įrich Schoeneweiss: Once again Jason shows his admiration (and knowledge of) the old Marvel Comics stories. The Wermis portrait will remain on the cutting-room floor, but hey, two out three ain’t bad. Jason Fry: This piece was written for Star Wars Insider way back in 2006, along with portraits of Kligson and Wermis, and later revised to account for new lore in James McFadden’s feature “The Forgotten War.” For more about these pieces’ star-crossed journey to eventual publication, see the eighth Author’s Cut. Each section will be preceded by brief comments discussing why the material wound up on the cutting-room floor. Welcome to the last of 12 articles revealing - for the first time ever - material cut from Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare before its April 2012 publication.
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