User:SinisterSamurai/Rorworr

"No, I'm not the Wookiee you're looking for."

- Rorworr

Rorworr was a young male Wookiee who lived on Naboo with his father. With help from TD0-9, his translator droid, Rorworr studied at the Theed Royal House of Learning and would often explore Naboo's wilderness areas. In 32 BBY, he played a role in defending Naboo from Trade Federation forces as a member of the Naboo Underground, and later became an agent of the Republic. After the Empire came to power, he served the Rebellion as a scout and pilot. When the New Republic was founded, Rorworr left military service to became an independent explorer and adventurer.

Youth on Naboo
Rorworr, born on Kashyyyk, was brought to Naboo as a child when his father was assigned to act as a diplomat between the two planets. His father's station allowed Rorworr to attend the Royal House of Learning in Theed. It was here that the Wookiee began learning to fly, practicing with local N-1 starfighters.

But young Rorworr had a love for exploring the wilderness beyond Theed, and would often slip away from school for days at a time. The Wookiee's curiosity led him to explore many interesting places hidden away in from the city. Occasionally, he would come across equally curious Gungan explorers, a race he found interesting. He discovered a kindred spirit in Toba Bari, an amateur Gungan explorer who would later also become member of the Naboo Underground and a pilot. Rorworr also had a fondness for stargazing, and many of his excursions lead him beneath Naboo's star-dappled dome.

Poachers
Jedi Master Ali-Vor and his Padawan, Rann I-Kanu arrived on Naboo to investigate poachers who were smuggling Naboo's wildlife off-planet. Ali-Vor asked Rann and his friends Rorworr, Galak, and Arani Korden to investigate rumors that some of these smugglers were operating out of a secret base near Theed. Though Ali-Vor had not considered the rumors to be true, the group discovered the local base hidden in a ruined shrine; defeated the smugglers and their leader, Saidle Frex; and rescued Tasrah Boh, a captured professor of archeology from the House of Learning.

Invasion and The Underground
In 32BBY, Rorworr and several fellow students from the Royal House of Learning escaped arrest by a squadron of battle droids when Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation. The students joined the Naboo Underground, lead by Lucos Dannt, their former headmaster. Rorworr's accumulated first hand knowledge of the Naboo countryside proved invaluable to the Underground as the group attempted to undermine the occupation.

Rorworr participated in freeing several RSF guards and pilots from a prison camp. Later, at the request of Lialla Tane, he assisted with a prison break that freed Lialla's parents, the Royal Naboo Minister of Culture and his wife; Ruto Graven, Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs for Queen Amidala; Ela Sivel, artist; Private Boraso; and a wounded RSF pilot.

Towards the end of the occupation, Rorworr and his friends encountered Sabé, disguised as Queen Amidala, trying to enter Theed Royal Palace. The young resistance fighters managed to distract several Battle Droids long enough Sabé and her retinue to enter the Palace.

Savor Kibbs
After the funeral of Qui-Gon Jinn, an undisguised Sabé asks the heroes to scout the camp of renegades citizens and gungans, rumored to have plans against the throne. The group tracks the renegades through a swamp, overcoming both Quicksand and Grakkt, to a grove corrupted by the Dark Side. The heroes battled a Dark side illusion of Darth Maul, a reprogrammed Droideka, and eventually Savor Kibbs, the force sensitive leader of the renegades. Rorworr and his friends defeated Savor, ending the Dark side influence he held over his followers.

Republic Service
By the time Rorworr was an adult, his participation in the Naboo Underground eventually rolled him into serving the Republic as a scout. He would often go wherever the Republic needed his help, generally ending up on small wilderness planets due to his skills in survival and exploration.

Rorworr was often part of a mission team consisting of himself, Sia-Lan Wezz, Deel Surool, and Vor'en Kurn. The group would face a variety of opponents and situations, such as the investigation of bounty hunters operating out of the Royal Hutt Hotel, a brawl with an Aqualish gang, a Jawa ambush, and even mounted blasters in the corridors of Grumbog's space station fortress.

The team was so successful that they would occasionally receive orders directly from Chancellor Palpatine or the Jedi Council. One such mission had the team investigating a Sith temple on the snow covered planet of Puloorn. Another had the group investigating the disappearance of Space Station Kwenn, a Republic arsenal ship that had been tasked with decommissioning the Trade Federation army defeated at Naboo.

Over the years, the Wookiee had made many recommendations regarding the development of new worlds, which the Republic often ignored. On occasion, credit for some of Rorworr's discoveries would go to more politically connected Humans. Rorworr also earned two official reprimands during his time with the Republic. He was issued one for disappearing from an exploration party (during which time he found a lost civilization). On another mission, he earned a second reprimand for not revealing a sentient life form he discovered (at that life form's request). Rorworr has been growing increasingly disenfranchised with the Republic as a result, a sentiment he noticed was mirrored by many other Wookiees and non-Human races.

Rorworr kept his concerns to himself, though. He entertained the idea of becoming a bounty hunter, but lost interest after meeting several that he didn't like. Instead, the Wookiee spent his spare time listening to stories and tales in spacer bars, trying to learn of unexplored worlds and territories.

Rebel Wookiee
After the Empire came to power, Rorworr's father disappeared after speaking out against the Emperor, and most of his clan was lost in an Imperial Raid. Jedi Sia-Lan Wezz, a former member of the Naboo Underground and a good friend of Rorworr's, was slain by Darth Vader. Feeling betrayed by the Republic he once served, Rorworr quickly joined the Rebellion.

In the Rebellion, Rorworr was often tasked to monitor Imperial ship and troop movements. Often, he flew a rebel A-Wing, having become adept at hiding it in asteroid fields. Other times, he'd deal directly with Imperials, playing on the stereotypes of a slow, simple Wookiee in order to be underestimated. In one case, he took a job as a freighter pilot running rare foods to Imperial forces on Varlinaar, and in the process brought with him a team of Rebels to steal upcoming battle plans for the fleet. On the ground Rorworr often spent time in cantinas pretending to be a fuzzy drunk, while he eavesdropped on soldiers that did not realize he understood Basic.

Spacer Legend
After the fall of the Empire, Rorworr passed up a position within the New Republic to become an independent explorer. Rorworr quietly began exploring the galaxy on his own, piloting a modified Svelte-class shuttle painted with a camouflage scheme.

The Wookiee retained several contacts from his time with the Rebellion forces, and would often tap them when he encountered problems needing attention. Occasionally, young Jedi or new generation rebels were instructed by their elders to help "an old friend." Rorworr was still a naturalist at heart, and gave the most attention to offenders that sought to despoil the wilder planets and enslave their inhabitants. Half a hundred worlds produced stories of how Rorworr brought down a Corporate Sector Authority factory, helped evacuate a threatened animal population, foiled a Hutt slaving ring, or performed some other similar task. Ewoks had a particular fondness for the Wookiee, and Rorworr returned to Endor several times in his life.

Rorworr still relished his solitude, and never remained with any particular group or planet for long.

Behind the scenes
Rorworr is a character created by Wizards of the Coast for their role-playing game. He was the iconic example for the Scout class.

The Invasion of Theed Adventure Game was notable in coming with a 4" Rorworr action figure in the box, the first character from a non-computer based RPG to have one.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Gamer 2-->The Predators
 * Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
 * Battle for Theed
 * Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
 * Battle for Theed

Notes and References

 * | Gritty Visions: An Interview With Sean Glenn
 * Rorworr-Power of the Jedi


 * Secrets of Naboo-->Peril on Naboo

Xicer9: Two other minor mentions of Rorworr: http://www.wizards.com/starwars/article.asp?x=rpg_sept_exerpt and http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/article/sagaederrata
 * Ultimate Alien Anthology (p. 184, name only)
 * Galactic Campaign Guide (p. 160 "The Journey Home")
 * Galaxy of Intrigue (pp. 36, 38, 39)

Cats N Stuff
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 * Category:Males
 * Category:Naboo Underground
 * Category:Wookiees

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