Jix Hekyl

"Welcome to our kingdom. Now who are you and what do you want?"

- Jix Hekyl greets Merei Spanjaf

Jix Hekyl was a male Pantoran who attended the Vocational School for Institutional Security on the planet Lothal during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Hekyl spent his time at the school in a computer lab on the lowest level, where he and some of his friends were visited by the new student Merei Spanjaf when she needed help with intrusion countermeasures. Hekyl at first laughed at the girl alongside his friends, but later told her she was looking for a snooper program and introduced her to an ex-student named Bandis Yong who he thought could help her obtain one.

Biography
"Look, I’ve done some programming work now and then&mdahs;stuff I can’t put on my school transcript, you know what I mean? I know a guy who knows a guy who maybe could help you with it. But that kind of help doesn’t come cheap, or without strings attached."

- Hekyl warns Spanjaf about what she is about to do The Pantoran boy Jix Hekyl attended the Vocational School for Institutional Security on the planet Lothal around five years before the Battle of Yavin. While there, some of the programming work he did was of a shady nature that meant he could not include it on his school transcript. Hekyl spent time in a gloomy computer lab on the school's lowest level with six other students.

When the new student Merei Spanjaf needed to learn about intrusion countermeasures in order to monitor information in the Imperial Ministry of Transport, she visited the computer lab and was greeted by Hekyl, who asked who she was. When Spanjaf introduced herself and asked for help, the Pantoran and the other students joked about only working for the good of the Empire, and then laughed at her for being interested in trying something so complex while she was new. Having recieved no help, Spanjaf left the lab, but Hekyl caught up with her outside and claimed that he had only been joking before, explaining she was looking for a snooper program but warning her that using them was illegal. When Spanjaf persisted in her interest, Hekyl directed her toward an ex-student of the school named Bandis Yong, who in turn sent her to an old shopkeeper who put her in touch with the criminal Gray Syndicate.

Personality and traits
"Sorry about what happened back there. The other guys like to play a little rough, you know what I’m saying? But they don’t really mean it." "I’m pretty sure they did." "Well, I didn't."

- Hekyl apologises to Spanjaf

Hekyl and his friends considered the computer lab they used their kingdom, and when Spanjaf entered they played rough with her and refused to help. After catching up to Spanjaf once she had left the lab, Hekyl was out of breath and looked unhappy to be out in the sun. He apologised for his friends' behaviour, claiming neither he or they had meant what they said, and offered to help. While apologising, Hekyl's cheeks blushed indigo. The Pantoran believed that what ever Spanjaf needed the snooper for was not his buisness and so did not ask, but warned her that getting a snooper would be risky and expensive. Hekyl had blue skin.

Equipment
While in the computer lab, Hekyl wore goggles and a headset.

Behind the scenes
Jix Hekyl first appeared in Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks a novel by Jason Fry which was released in 2015.

Appearances

 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks