Mack Tawkaster

Mack Tawkaster was a talented bounty hunter, that worked as a bodyguard for the crime lords from Malastare before meeting Saire Ornel and joining the Rebel Alliance on the planet of Uthel.

Biography
Mack grew up in a family of his foster parents, that took him as a little boy in very first years of the Clone Wars. It was expected, that his true parents died circa 22 BBY, but later he always blamed the Clone Wars as one of the reasons, why he became separated with his relatives.

Around 5 BBY he started the career of a bounty hunter, and later of a personnal bodyguard. His first assignment brought great fortune to him, and he bought a small starship to travel freely. The new ship was called the Grey Sparrow.

While completing various tasks for different clients, he came to the idea, that he would like to get a permanent job.

In 1 BBY he was employed as a bodyguard for the crime lord of the Sarcoro clan from Malastare, that had their own space barge, that helped the organization conduct various unlawful activities around the Galaxy. These included spice trading and slavery, but Mack would not ask many questions, and was simply doing his job.

Such a position made him very rich, and soon Mack bought a house near the city of Fiderha on the planet of Shiib. He thought that one day he would settle down there forever.

But in 1 ABY somebody revealed the whereabouts of Sarcoro, and the Imperial forces destroyed the clan's base, as well as the space barge together with all the goods. The crime lord managed to survive such an encounter with the Imperials, but he suspected Mack to be one of those who betrayed him. He decided to kill the former bodyguard as soon as possible.

The Sarcoro people attacked Mack's house first, killing several innocent civilians, as well as Mack's friends. Tawkaster survived the meeting with the hostiles, but his house was torched to dust after all.

He tried to escape the city on one of the swoop bikes, and might have been killed by the crooks, if not Saire Ornel and Erlion the Keeper, that were at the city the same day. They helped him escape the gang and leave the planet with them.

Mack was very grateful for saving his life and agreed to help the two new friends reach the secret Rebel base on Uthel. He didn't foresee, that he would spend the next several years with this woman, escaping the agents of the Empire.

Mack joined the rebel forces, when it was time to leave the system. The Empire sent their own fleet to set a blockade of the planet, though it was already under Imperial control. One of the Imperial vessels was almost destroyed, tрus enabling the rebel forces leave the system.

Several years later they would be almost captured on the planet of Tuak'Khan, where several rebel agents were hiding. While Saire was looking for an old jedi master D'Nar in the mountains, the Empire initiated the military operation against the rebels and the locals, who were supporting them.

Mack and Saire managed to escape the planet just in time, but soon they fell into a trap, set up by Duvar Enego on the planet of Krisse University. The Imperials were already waiting for the two, because the rebel captain Mordonn betrayed the Alliance, revealing their plans to the Empire. It was ZID-17, that was commanding the troops, and several rebel captains and officers were taken to prison that day. Only a few escaped the city, including Saire and Mack.

When the Battle for Endor began, Saire asked Mack to help her deal with Iv'Iurius, that was the Moff on Uthel. A small rebel group was led by the two, hoping to reactivate the old Planetary Shield Generator, that once protected the Uthel from outside dangers and enemies. Saire believed that they could bring an end to the Imperial presence on the planet via capturing Iurius, as well as activating the shield.

While the Imperial stormtroopers were fighting against the rebels and the citizens, that joined the Alliance, Saire and Mack were on their way to the Energy station. Unfortunately Iv'Iurius was also heading to that place, desiring to kill both.

While Ornel was dealing with the control panel, Mack was struck down by the dictator, and would be killed, if not Erlion, that arrived a moment after the beginning of this fight. He would fight Iurius untill death, while Mack was helping Saire with the reactivation of the Shield.

The reactivation caused the destruction of several Imperial vessels in space, as well as the death of Iv'Iurius. It was the day, when the Uthelians were celebrating their liberation from the Empire.

While everybody was rejoicung in the streets, Mack told Saire, that he would leave her soon. He wanted to learn more about himself, about his ancestors, and he believed that he could find the truth about his life somewhere in the Galaxy.

It is presumed, that since that day Saire would never meet him again.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Keeper's Chronicles