Len Markus

Len Markus was one of Nirama's lieutenants. He was not Nirama's second-in-command, but was a representative of the smugglers in Nirama's organization, and held a bit of power in the organization. He stood in the background and pulled strings, being the one who gave most of the orders to the smugglers.

Len Markus was not an albino, but he had an appearance similar to one, being very pale. If he wanted to accentuate his paleness, he would dress in light colors, or wear dark clothing if he wanted to blend in. Markus was very personable, with a charming smile. He did not inspire trust, but he was able to make others believe that he trusted them, even though he really did not. He was two-faced, shifted his allegiances and positions, and generally acted as a criminal lieutenant was expected to act. Nirama found Markus, and his attempts to placate Nirama with delicacies from all over the galaxy, to be amusing.

At some point, Markus heard about the Darkstaff and sought it out. He eventually located it, but was pursued by some of the Cularin system's heroic individuals. As Markus passed over the Almas Sith fortress with the Darkstaff, the fortress emitted a tremendous blast of Force lightning, engulfing his ship. Len Markus, the Darkstaff, and his ship disappeared. Simultaneously, the entire Cularin system disappeared from the galaxy, only to reappear suddenly almost ten years later with no noticable passage of time within the system.