Malak (Rodian)

Malak was a female Rodian slaver born in 25 BBY and active during the Galactic Civil War. She was known to attack ill-defended communities with her gang and kidnap victims, sometimes severely injuring them. Although she abducted the Abyssin Myo from his native planet to make him a slave, he later escaped from her. In 10 ABY, Malak was active and at large, but she was also tracked by the authorities of the New Republic.

Biography
Malak was a female Rodian who was born in 25 BBY. She worked as a slaver during the Galactic Civil War, both before and after the battle of Endor. She was the commander of her own gang of raiders, leading them in incursions against unsuspecting, unprotected villages. During these raids, she used a modified snare gun to capture living prey.

Circa 1 BBY, Malak was still a petty criminal. At this point, she attacked the Outer Rim planet Byss, which was inhabited by Abyssins, a common target for slavers at this point. She captured at least one Abyssin, Myo, and took him aboard her starship. She then left Byss and made a stop at Kinun Depot to refuel her ship. Myo took this opportunity and escaped from the slaver.

Although the New Republic had executed several campaigns to end slavery from 4 ABY onward, Malak was still at large and active as of 10 ABY. By this time, the New Republic considered her a wanted fugitive and kept a record on her activities using the TracSheet 11706900-AGTY-233476. This government accused her of several charges, including the activities of a slaver and the possession of illegal weapons. She was also suspected of piracy.

Personality and traits
Malak was easily recognized because she had lost some of the spikes Rodians had on the head, had several scars on her neck and face&mdash;including on the snout&mdash;and wore a number of valuable rings on her hands. She commonly carried a snare gun and magnacuffs to use on her targets, along with a blaster pistol.

Malak was an accomplished torturer without any mercy in her, and an expert in her specialized business activities. She was also a shrewd negotiator, a good pilot and navigator and an able fighter. Her leadership skills were limited to her gang.

A violent speciesist who despised sentients from other species but her own, Malak worried only about the money, not about the shape or lives of the people she sold. Sometimes she accepted private contracts for "specialty goods". She justified her activities by saying that there was a niche market for them.

Behind the scenes
Malak was first mentioned in Rick D. Stuart's Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations (1994). This book, a supplement to West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, includes a portrait of Malak drawn by Terry Pavlet and a quote said by Malak. The quote is described as a translation without specifying the original language in which Malak uttered the sentence.