For many beings, all Ugors tend to look the same. Taking that notion
a step further, many beings also assume that all Ugors think
the same. While most Squibs, at least, would agree, this cannot be
said of the Ugor known as Ma'char'ba. While he is just as obsessed
with salvage as others of his species, he has come to value something
else nearly as much: information.
Once during a salvage operation involving a wrecked spacecraft,
Ma'char'ba discovered that a blaster pistol concealed a datachip. The
chip, in turn, held information about a secret Rebel mission in the
Corellian Sector. Recognizing an opportunity to curry Imperial favor,
he contacted a local bureaucrat and delivered the goods. In doing so,
he also realized what the focus of his operation would be. Now he
employs a crew of Ugor scavengers, along with a hotshot Human pilot
and a gifted Givin technician. Together they seek out space junk and
strip it of any useful material, especially data that could be of
value to others.
Ma'char'ba (Rival)
Brawn 2* Cunning
2* Presence 2*
Agility
2* Intellect 2* Willpower 2*
Soak:
3
Wound Threshold:
14
Strain Threshold:
12
M/R Defense:
0 / 0
Skills:
Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Computers 1, Cool 1, Core Worlds 2, Discipline
1, Education 1, Gunnery 1, Mechanics 3, Medicine 1, Melee 2,
Negotiation 3, Outer Rim 2, Perception 3, Piloting—Planetary 1,
Piloting—Space 1, Ranged—Light 1, Resilience 2, Skulduggery 1,
Stealth 1, Survival 2, Vigilance 2, Xenology 1
Talents:
Durable, Hard Headed, Resolve, Toughened
Abilities:
Adaptable:
Ugors receive two boost dice whenever they are required to squeeze
through a narrow space. With a maneuver, Ugors can shift a point from
one ability score to another. This reflects their ability to extrude
the right pseudopods for a particular job.
Equipment:
Heavy clothing, blaster pistol, comlink, datapad, electronic tool
kit, mechanical tool kit
Ma'char'ba looks
like an amorphous blob when not wearing its special spacesuit—a
situation that does not often occur. Most of the time this Ugor
extrudes a couple of visual apparatuses, along with limbs resembling
arms and legs, so as to seem more “normal” to other beings. It
can shift its shape to suit the needs of a situation, however, as
detailed above. Despite its simplistic form, Ma'char'ba has a cunning
mind, especially when it comes to buying and selling items of value.
Golthani Ru (Rival)
Brawn 2 Cunning
2 Presence 2
Agility
3 Intellect 2 Willpower 2
Soak:
2
Wound Threshold:
12
Strain Threshold:
13
M/R Defense:
0 / 0
Skills:
Astrogation 1, Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Computers 1, Cool 2,
Coordination 2, Core Worlds 1, Gunnery 2, Lore 1, Mechanics 2,
Medicine 1, Melee 1, Outer Rim 1, Perception 2, Piloting—Planetary
2, Piloting—Space 3, Ranged—Heavy 1, Ranged—Light 2, Resilience
1, Skulduggery 1, Stealth 1, Survival 1, Vigilance 1
Talents:
Full Throttle, Grit, Improved Full Throttle, Rapid Reaction, Skilled
Jockey
Abilities:
One free rank in each of two skills
Equipment:
Flightsuit, blaster pistol, comlink, datapad
Known as “Golly”
to those who are close to her—and there aren't many who can make
such a claim—Golthani Ru is a skilled pilot, as befits a native
Corellian. While she longs for more adventure in her life, she is
happy for now to be working as Ma'char'ba's personal pilot. When she
has a chance to do so, she likes to test her abilities by weaving in
and out of asteroids and performing other such stunts. One day she
hopes to haver her own ship, something small, fast and sleek. Until
then, she tolerates her unusual boss and coworkers. Golly is a
good-looking young woman with black hair, brown eyes and a dark
complexion.
Yoon the Givin (Rival)
Brawn 1 Cunning
2 Presence 2
Agility
2 Intellect 3 Willpower 2
Soak:
1
Wound Threshold:
13
Strain Threshold:
12
M/R Defense:
0 / 0
Skills:
Astrogation 3, Computers 4, Core Worlds 2, Education 3, Lore 2,
Mechanics 2, Outer Rim 2, Perception 3, Piloting—Planetary 1,
Piloting—Space 2, Resilience 2, Vigilance 1, Xenology 2
Talents:
Bypass Security, Codebreaker, Defensive Slicing, Natural Programmer,
Technical Aptitude
Abilities:
Givins
begin the game with one free rank in Knowledge (Education). They
still may not train Knowledge (Education) above Rank 2 during
character creation. They also start with one rank in the Researcher
talent.
Sealed Exoskeleton:
Givens are immune to the effects of vacuum or suffocation.
Equipment:
Clothing, datapad, comlink, slicer gear
As a Givin, Yoon's
appearance—rather like a looming skeleton—is disconcerting to
many beings. His personality doesn't compensate for that much. He is
a tried and true dataphile, and as such loves to discuss the minutiae
of computers and slicing. Because of his abilities, his coworkers
respect him, and he believes that Golly is enamored with him. That is
not the case. For Yoon it is not so much about the profit, but rather
the chance to prove himself against other beings' efforts.
Ugor Workers (Minions)
Brawn 2* Cunning
2* Presence 2*
Agility
2* Intellect 2* Willpower 2*
Soak:
3
Wound Threshold:
12
Strain Threshold:
12
M/R Defense:
0 / 0
Skills (Group only):
Athletics, Brawl, Mechanics, Melee, Perception
Talents:
None
Abilities:
Adaptable:
Ugors receive two boost dice whenever they are required to squeeze
through a narrow space. With a maneuver, Ugors can shift a point from
one ability score to another. This reflects their ability to extrude
the right pseudopods for a particular job.
Equipment:
Heavy clothing, mechanical toolkits, truncheons
These Ugors are
driven by the accumulation of valuable materiel; for them it is akin
to a religious experience, with Ma'char'ba as their leader. They talk
about work even when they are not working, and they can be tenacious
when it comes to defending what is theirs.
The Opportunity
Ma'char'ba
and his associates operate out of a Barloz medium freighter known as
the Opportunity.
It is a pretty standard vessel; Golly flies it, while Yoon,
Ma'char'ba and the other Ugors work out of the back. The cargo bay
and machine shop are, of course, filled with junk. For more details
about the Barloz, check out <http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barloz>.
Using Ma'char'ba in an Edge of
the Empire Campaign
This Ugor and his salvage operation can become involved in a campaign
in many different ways; a few of the possibilities are detailed here.
- After a starship is destroyed in an asteroid collision, someone hires the PCs to go and salvage what they can. At the same time, Ma'char'ba learns of it, and so it's a race to see who can claim the goods first.
- If the Ugor found information that was damaging to an influential being, that individual could hire the PCs to recover or destroy it.
- A dashing pilot hero could become a romantic interest for Golly, who might then begin to question her loyal to Ma'char'ba.
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