Durrei

"Do not let the artifact fall into their hands. Take it. Use what they desire most against them."

- Durrei

Durrei was a native of Elrood, and a Force-sensitive.

Biography
When he was very young, a squad of stormtroopers tried to arrest DUrrei's mother, who they suspected of treason against the Galactic Empire. When Durrei's father resisted, the soldiers opened fire, destroying all in front of them. Faced with such destruction, Durrei unleashed his latent Force ability, using the dark side to destroy the soldiers. Despite this, he was not able to save his parents.

Durrei fled his home, and began searching for other Force sensitives that could teach him in any way. Driven by the death of his parents, he dedicated himself to the dark side, to avoid ever being helpless again. During this period, he acquired a red-bladed lightsaber, which he soon learned to use. After a number of years, a man sought out Durrei and persuaded him to join in fighting against the Empire. Durrei readily agreed. The man had stolen Imperial technology which he planned to turn against the Empire. It turned out that the man was a member of an Imperial splinter faction, but Durrei was content to serve him, so long as other Imperials were killed.

Relic hunting
At the age of 22, Durrei heard of a mysterious Force artifact, conveying on its possessor the ability to tap directly into the dark side. An heirloom of the ancient Kashi Mer monacharcy, the artifact was a prism shaped grey rock, approximately 20 by 10 centimeters. The relic had been stolen by Reda Jalooz, a confused student of the Force, and had surfaced in the Corva Sector.

Desperate for the device, Durrei convinced his new master to give him troops and former Imperial equipment to track it down. The relic was acquired by a Gotal crimelord by the name of Mahk'khar. Durrei arranged to trade with the Gotal for the relic on the abandoned world of Jandoon. In exchange for the relic, Durrei was to give over Meela, the kidnapped daughter of a local professor, Oron, as well as 10,000 credits.

Travelling in a Lambda-class shuttle, he met Mahk'khar in some of the abandoned ruins on the planet. However, the two were ambushed by a group of New Republic operatives, trying to claim the relic. Accompanied by only four bodyguards, Durrei fought off some of the operatives before retreating, leaving his bodyguards to buy him time.