Lew Brell

"Used to be I worked for Nem'ro's gang. Violent, bloody life. That's why I left. But now my little brother's following in my footsteps."

- Lew Brell explains his past to an Imperial-aligned individual.

Lew Brell was a male Human who lived on Nal Hutta during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Brell served the Hutt crime lord, Suudaa Nem'ro, in the industrial town of Jiguuna, before eventually leaving the gang due to the violent work associated with it. After resigning, he tried and failed to leave the planet. Some time after Lew's resignation, his younger brother, Cam, decided to follow in his footsteps and began working for the Hutt. Lew learned that his brother was pinned down by men working for Voontara Fa'athra, a rival Hutt of Nem'ro's. He then asked an Imperial-aligned individual to fight through Fa'athra's men, offering knowledge and credits in return. The individual discovered that Cam had attempted to flee during the fighting against Fa'athra's forces, but was caught by Rex Geer, Nem'ro's street captain. Geer, who was an old friend of Lew's, paid the individual to leave Cam in his custody to be brought before Nem'ro for punishment. The individual returned to Lew and informed him of his brother's fate, angering him greatly.

Biography
"You went in there, you came out, but my brother didn't. If I find out you had the chance to save his skin and you didn't..."

- Lew Brell

During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, Lew Brell lived on the planet Nal Hutta, the adopted homeworld of the Hutt species. It was on Hutta that he came to work for a Hutt crime lord named Suudaa Nem'ro. During this time, Lew came to know another of Nem'ro's men named Rex Geer. Brell eventually left Nem'ro's gang, however, as he began to feel the work was too violent. He then spent ten years trying to leave Hutta, but couldn't.

In the year 3643 BBY, Lew's younger brother, Cam decided to follow in his brother's footsteps and joined Nem'ro's gang as Lew had. Cam ended up fighting for Nem'ro against a rival Hutt named Voontara Fa'athra in an industrial town on Hutta named Jiguuna, which Nem'ro ruled. When Lew learned of his brother's choice, he attempted to rescue his brother from work in the gang, attempting to contact Rex Geer, who was the captain of Nem'ro's street gang, and persuade him to release Cam from service. Due the gang war raging in Jiguuna between Fa'athra and Nem'ro, Lew could not reach his old acquaintance and so began searching for an individual who could.

Lew found an Imperial-aligned individual in the Poison Pit cantina who was willing to help him save Cam. Brell offered the individual his knowledge of Hutta's gang wars in return for their help, but was also willing to pay in credits. The individual successfully fought their way through Fa'athra's men and reached Rex Geer's house where Rex and Cam were believed to be. The individual discovered that Rex had in fact imprisoned Cam within a cage, along with three other prisoners, as the younger Brell had attempted to flee from the battlefield during a gun fight. Rex intended to take him before Nem'ro for questioning and when the individual requested his release, the captain offered them credits to leave Cam in his custody instead of bringing him back to Lew.

The individual agreed, much to Cam's horror, and left Geer's house, returning to Lew at the cantina. Upon the individual's return, Lew became angry that his brother had not been rescued and refused to pay the individual.

Personality and traits
"I can get you experience navigating Hutta's gangs, help you build your reputation, if you help me out."

- Lew Brell

Lew Brell left Nem'ro's gang as he considered the life too bloody and violent, although he learned a great deal about Hutta's gang warfare during his work for the Hutt.

When his brother, Cam, joined the same gang, he cared enough about his sibling to find an individual to help save him and was willing to offer the individual insight into Hutta's gang warfare and credits. When he learned his brother had been left to be punished by Nem'ro, he became angry and refused to compensate the individual who'd left his brother. Brell also appreciated honesty, even from those who had done something against his wishes. He was a bald male Human with dark skin and brown eyes.

Behind the scenes
"I can't thank you enough, kid. Here're the credits I promised--be careful on Hutta, though."

- Brell's dialogue if the player saves Cam.

Lew Brell first appeared in the video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, released by BioWare in 2011. In the game, Brell is located in Jiguuna on the planet Nal Hutta, location in which players of the Bounty Hunter and Imperial Agent class start the game.

Brell is involved in the quest "Gang Warfare", where he asks the player to rescue his brother, Cam. The player has a choice, upon finding Cam, to either leave him to his fate in exchange for credits (Dark side) or to save him (Light side). This article assumes that players chose the Dark side option and left Cam, as only players of the Imperial faction, specifically Imperial Agents and Bounty Hunters, can take this mission. If the player leaves Cam, when they return to Lew they can choose to tell him the truth about leaving Cam or claim he was already dead when they arrived. Neither of these options corresponds with a specific alignment, so this article makes no assumption about which was chosen.

His location was also marked in Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide: Prima Official Game Guide, a guide for The Old Republic released by Prima alongside the game.

Appearance

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic