#zakarisz ghent

[stealingpotatoes]

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[jedidryad]

WIP Wednesday: It's hard to be practical and pragmatic in this galaxy

If you've read The Hand of Thrawn Duology, you will know that Mara's search for Jorj Car'das results in data on how to get to a planet called Exocron. Since it's all a retcon, Zahn handwaves it with about three lines of set up in a dialogue exchange between Karrde and Lando while Mara is on Nirauan.

But she had to get that information somehow, so here's my supposition about how the journey to Exocron began, with information pulled from The Darkstryder Campaign- Kathol Outback via Wook.

“You found something then.” Karrde sounded relieved if still nonplussed as he grabbed two datapads off his desk. He handed one to me as I stood up holding one of the datacards.

Ghent continued to wriggle uncomfortably. He mumbled about things being impossible as Karrde and I pulled up the records.

What he’d found was a collection of star charts and entries in historical records, and also references in other texts: mythologies, religious ceremonies, folk tales.

I felt my brows knit together as Karrde continued to ask questions and Ghent only grew more flustered.

Then I stumbled across a verse, a holographic image that had clearly started life as vellum or nerf hide. The quatrain looked ancient.

I read aloud, 

“The coveted haven of the precious vessel, In celestial realms of treach’rous spectro, None alight without doubtful wrestle –”

“– on the hidden world of Exo”

I glanced up at Karrde as he cut me off to finish the fabled verse. He looked at me, bemused, “it’s the Cothian Rubei”

“Kriff. We’re at a total dead end.” I flopped down on Karrde’s sofa next to Ghent, “Sithspawn. Two years and all we come up with is a crikking mythical planet!”

“Car’das was a philosophical sort,” Karrde mused, rubbing his chin.

“Deamos Na Coth wasn’t a philosopher,  he was a madcap spiritualist.”

“Says the Jedi.”

“I’m not a Jedi!”

“Fine, you just use the Force sometimes.”

“That’s right, and don’t you forget it.”

“Mara, do you really think it’s impossible there’s some unexplored planet out there that resembles the lush green paradise of Exo?”

I stared down at the star charts and historical accounts in my hands. I’d read the stories of the expeditions to find Exo. They’d been led by a philosopher named Deamos-Na Coth in pre-Imperial times. The planet was supposed to be incredibly beautiful, a paradise available to those who knew where to seek it. 

Most of the expeditions had been disasters with few ships ever returning. Those that were recovered had clearly been raided by bloodthirsty pirates and slavers, or had become sites of bitter mutinies. Most ships had disappeared forever, lost somewhere between the stars. It had been presented to me as foolish to try to find a mythical planet when there was a beautiful, glorious Empire to serve.

“Of course it’s possible." I conceded, "there’s any number of planets that could match that description: Naboo, Yavin, even Endor if your paradise includes Ewoks, but that’s the thing. He could be anywhere now.”

“Ghent’s digging seems to point to Kathol.”

“Oh of course, the Kathol Rift, where comms get inexplicably jammed,  pilots go mad and pirates lie in wait to scavenge over the wreckage.”

“You don’t need to go in there, just pay a visit to the Kathol Republic and see what you can find out about the area.”

“You’re starting to sound desperate, Karrde.”

“You know I wouldn’t dare trust anyone else with this.”

I frowned. “I know.”

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Karrde, in a three-piece suit and carrying a lockpicking set: No, I asked if you wanted to do a con with me. Ghent, in full Madoka Magica cosplay: You could have been a little more specific.

[sailforvalinor]

Raise your hand if you made it through the entirety of the original Thrawn Trilogy without realizing that Ghent has blue hair

[casp1an-sea]

Here’s a random Legends character I latched on to

Zakarisz Ghent

Doesn’t he look like he should be like an elf or something? Anyway he’s just a goofy little hacker boy, who literally never goes outside, never touches grass, has no idea what’s going on in the world. And I’m being serious, he legitimately forgot they were at war. Anyway, he’s just sweet and I love him and he’s also a Han fan boy, and you know what? me too bro. He worked as a hacker for a crime gang but later Leia gets him a job doing computer stuff for the imperial remanent (which is good now) he’s just very wholesome and ditzy and I love him

(When i read the Thrawn trilogy I always said his name as “Gent” but now I’m realizing that was probably wrong, but I pronounce a lot of legends things wrong and I can’t change it now)

[dalekofchaos]

90's Thrawn Trilogy fancast

If Timothy Zahn approached George Lucas about the Thrawn trilogy and they collaborated for a new Star Wars Trilogy

My other Star Wars fancasts

Thrawn:A Star Wars Story Fancast

Canon Fancast

Legends

my KOTOR fancast

my KOTOR II fancast

The Force Unleashed

Shadows Of The Empire

KOTOR

KOTOR II

The Force Unleashed

Darth Plagueis

Boba Fett

The Thrawn Trilogy

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker/Luuke Skywalker

Michelle Pfeiffer as Mara Jade

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa Solo

Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

Kenny Baker as R2-D2

Dennis Lawson as Wedge Antilles

Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma

Ian McShane as Talon Karrde

Gillian Anderson as Winter Celchu

Max von Sydow as Garm Bel Ilblis

John Hurt as Borsk Fey'lya

Nick Chinlund as Aves

Hugo Weaving as Grand Admiral Thrawn

Sam Eliot as Captain Gilad Pellaeon

Jeff Bridges as Joruus C'baoth

Robert Downey Jr as Gillespee

Clancy Brown as Niles Ferrier

James Remar as Freja Covell

Courtney Cox as Sena Midanyl

Jeff Goldblum as Mazzic

Christine Hewett as Shada D’ukal

Seth Green as Zakarisz Ghent

Kane Hodder as Rukh(voiced by Robert Englund)

Ken Kirzinger as Khabarakh

Derek Mears Ralrracheen

[moeblob]

Ghent for @virusq ! Thank you so much for the commission!

[doctorwenqing]

have i told y’all that i love ghent

[jaded-of-mara]

of course ghent has blue hair and pronouns

[jedidryad]

I came home feeling edgy and raw...

Chapter 5 of Lightsabers Are Always Loaded is up. The tribulations of the Smugglers Summit leads Mara to make a decision that might just change the course of her life - or might not. Destiny is fickle that way.

Lightsabers Are Always Loaded - Chaper 5

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Talon Karrde: Work fast. Ghent: Yeah, first I have to wait for my computer to wake up. Talon Karrde: Hurry. Ghent: Okay, I'll wait faster. Talon Karrde: Sarcasm.

[accidental-spice]

#10, 14 and 29 for the Star Wars ask game?

Oooh, thanks for the ask!!

#10: Which character do you feel is most like you?

Hmmm, this is hard to answer. Probably Reath Silas, a Jedi Padawan from the High Republic book Into The Dark. He just wants to stay home, and study history. No adventures for him, no thank you. He's basically the Star Wars equivalent of Bilbo Baggins. He's so SWEET.

#14: If you could change one thing about the Star Wars universe, what would it be?

*sighs* it's a three-way tie. In-universe, I'd want Kanan Jarrus to not be dead. Externally, I'd want anyone to be able to write a canon Star Wars novel so you, @kanerallels , could write a book series about how the Ghost crew all met up. And somewhere in between? More Legends being brought back into canon. Specifically Talon Karrde, Shada D'ukal, Ghent, Aves, Tycho Celchu, Corran Horn, all of Wraith Squadron, and MOST of all, Mara Jade.

#29: Which character doesn't get enough credit or screentime?

You expect me to choose just one??? It's ME. Riyo Chuchi, I would LOVE to see more of. Fenn Rau, one hundred percent is the coolest and should be in The Mandalorian. Janus Kasmir, who could be an AWESOME cameo in LITERALLY ANYTHING DAVE I'M BEGGING YOU!!!!! PLEASSSSSSSSE. Oooooh, and Leox Gyasi, from Into The Dark. CRIMINALLY underrated. As is his navigator, Geode. Oh, and, again, all of Wraith Squadron, they are the best.

Thank you so much for the ask!!

[jadecrusades]

Edvin Biuković and Pamela Rambo. “Star Wars: The Last Command” Issue #1. November, 1997.

Page 11 from Dark Horse Comics’ “Star Wars: The Last Command,” Issue #1, adapted by Mike Baron. The late Edvin Biuković penciled and inked the artwork, with production color by Pamela Rambo, and lettered by the late Ellie de Ville.

[jedimordsith]

Have some Mara & Ghent feels from Katana this week:

They were discussing a schedule for the next few days that balanced all the projects on Mara’s plate with the light-duty limitations Seven insisted upon when the door slid open. A blur of blue and day-glo orange darted inside and flung itself through the holodisplays cluttering the air, then skidded to a stop in front of Mara.

“Mara!” 

Ghent nearly vibrated with the effort of holding himself back, his eyes huge and his hands twitching at his sides. Tension and latent terror rolled off of him and Mara’s throat closed with guilt and bone-deep fury. Wordlessly, she opened her arms and braced. Ghent threw himself against her, latching on like clingwire. Minion jolted awake. 

“Dankin said they’d hurt you.” 

[padawanmax]

Mara: See this? This is my 'I don't care' face.

Ghent: But that's your normal face.

[jedidryad]

Nice to know I could still have a solid nightmare

Mara might be trying to put her experiences with the academy and Jedi behind her, but they don't seem to want to stay there. Nightmares and tragic galactic events hint at worse to come.

Lightsabers Are Always Loaded: Chapter 30

Last three chapters will be posted next week!