Name: Tien Thun
Race: Sullustan
Age: 40 standard years
Homeworld: Sullust
Occupation: Merchant/smuggler
Force Sensitivity: No
Biography: As owner and captain of the
MC-18 light freighter Ace of Staves, Tien Thun has seen more than his share of trouble. Born and raised on the
Sullustan homeworld of
Sullust, Tien decided early in life that he wanted to venture out into the
wider galaxy. He first obtained passage off Sullust as a crew member aboard a
SoroSuub bulk freighter about twenty
standard years ago, but quickly tired of the drudgery there. Tien jumped ship during a stop at
Corellia five months before the
Clone Wars began, won the
Ace of Staves in a game of
sabacc in
Coronet City, and began plying the
hyperlanes as a small-time free trader. The
rise of the
Empire only three years later changed things for Tien; he had idolized the
Jedi growing up, and was unwilling to accept
Palpatine's claim that they had
betrayed the
Republic. As a
non-human, Tien is now considered an
undesirable in the
Core Worlds. In recent years, he has decided to stick to the
Outer Rim, where business is safer, if less profitable. In part because of this, Tien has taken up
smuggling, working for a variety of disreputable clients. To make matters worse, the SoroSuub Corporation, which is now in complete political control of Sullust, has declared him a persona non grata, effectively barring him from returning home. One of the few bright spots in his life is his technically-contraband
R3-series astromech, R3-B5, which he calls Threebie. Tien's ability to speak
Basic and
Huttese in addition to his native
Sullustese has come in handy over the years, but he prizes most his skill at understanding
droidspeak, which enables him to hold conversations with Threebie like he would anyone else.
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