Igear

"Watch yourself, there's something slimy about this guy. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him."

- Carth Onasi

Igear was a young Human male native to the Undercity of Taris. He was the Outcast village's primary salvager and trader, and was very jealous of Gendar's position of leadership.

Biography
Whether Igear was a trader before being found guilty of a crime and then sent down as an Outcast or a descendant of one is unclear as there is no information about his history. Igear was good at striking deals with the swoop gangs of the Lower City which made him the primary trader, whenever an outcast found useful salvage they would bring it to Igear and he would trade it with the gangs for food, medicine and sometimes credits if he was lucky. However, he envied for Gendar's position and did not agree with Gendar's views and ideals. At some point he attempted to hide supplies so that he would give them to the others when they would need them desperately, this was an attempt to usurp Gendar. However, Gendar caught him and made him share his hoard, Gendar needed him for his skills as a trader which was why he didn't banish him.

Arrival of Revan
At 3,956 BBY Revan an amnesiac former Sith Lord came to the village. It was likely he did buy a few things from him such as a couple of upgrades. When Rukil sent Revan to find what happened to Malya his former apprentice, Revan soon found her dead, when he told Rukil he then told Revan about the Taris Civil War and the Promised Land. Igear overheard the conversation between Rukil and Revan, and he did not want Rukil to discover the Promised Land. This was because Igear believed his position of power was dependent upon the people of the village needing his services, which would not be the case if they found the Promised Land. He offered Revan a considerable sum to give the clues to the Land's location to him instead of Rukil, so that they might be destroyed.

Revan refused and instead gave them to Rukil who then managed to find out the location of the Promised Land.

It is likely when the Promised Land was found Rukil and Gendar had to force him to share his supplies with the rest of the village for their journey. He, like all the other Outcasts, left the Undercity village for the Promised Land.

Personality and traits
Igear was eagar to get his hands on any food, medicine and credits, a trait common among most outcasts. Unlike the others however, Igear didn't believe that the salvagers who bring him salvage should get anything, because he believed that it was "his store, his profits". He also believed that if he was to survive he has to look out for number one. He was so self-centered he believed that if it wasn't for Gendar he would be in control of the village, something Carth Onasi commented that if it wasn't for Gendar the village would be a lot worse then it is. This self-centered behaviour made him not afraid to ruin the villages hope for salvation just because it compromises his position.

Behind the scenes
Alternatively, Revan could have given the journals to Igear who then would have burnt them, leaving the Outcasts in the same situation with no hope. If the journals had been destroyed he would have rewarded Revan with 100 credits. He could have persuaded for more -&mdash; 200 credits (if his skill in persuasion had been high enough).

In the Strategy Guide, Revan intends to sell them to the Black Vulkars.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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