Dengless Rinn

"You're all jealous of my abilities! Why shouldn't I be in control instead of the likes of you? You know I can do a better job than you! Admit it!"

- Dengless Rinn, to nobody in particular

Dengless Rinn was a male Human bureaucrat working for the Galactic Empire as the prefect of Kallistas. He turned to bounty hunters both to fight the Alliance to Restore the Republic and to conspire against his manager, Governor Linrec. The Empire discovered Rinn before he could succeed, and the civil servant became a fugitive, hiding in the Outer Rim Territories

Biography
Rinn was the Imperial prefect of mining planet Kallistas, an underling of Governor Linrec. He despised Linrec because he considered himself overqualified for his own job, and desired promotion. For years, Rinn's nemesis was Rebel agent Pallas Quintell. Eventually, a bounty posted on Quintell's head led to him being captured by novice bounty hunters Sirenas Firil and Chandrex Grenn.

Linrec had arranged his daughter Cressis's wedding to Moff Raiss. Rinn considered himself a better catch that Raiss and thought that Linrec was trying to insult him personally. He decided to organize a coup. Rinn contacted the Mantis Syndicate to make an order for a company of mercenaries, including demolition specialists. Mantis arranged a meeting between Rinn and smuggler Tarquin Zian, who could provide Rinn with several loads of weaponry and gear. In exchange for these services, Rinn offered Zian some illegally-obtained Kallistan gems in exchange for weapons. Rinn also ordered the creation of fission bombs using radioactive minerals from the local mines.

Once all the preparations were over, Rinn intended to declare himself dictator of Kallistas, a move that would prompt Linrec to send troops and arrest Rinn. The prefect intended to overwhelm Linrec's soldiers with his mercenaries and threaten them with the bombs which, following his plan, would lead to their surrender without losing their transport. The mercenaries would then hijack the ship and go to Linrec's palace, pretending to be the returning troops with a captured Rinn. Once they were inside, the mercenaries would take over the palace and arrest Linrec on false charges while Rinn made a deal with any ambitious subordinate of Linrec.

However, Cressis, who disliked Raiss, decided to run away with a local pirate, Jondrell Inx. Inx feigned interest, but he really wanted to sell her to Zygerrian slavers. As Inx operated on Kallistas, Linrec notified prefect Rinn, to find his daughter in three days, or Linrec's troops would be sent to Kallistas and take over the search. Rinn was afraid of Linrec discovering the preparations for his coup, so he decided to find Cressis. To do so, Rinn hired three bounty hunters: Demos Traxen, Sirenas Firil and Chandrex Grenn. Rinn also asked Zian to keep an eye on them, just in case they were not trustworthy.

Before Rinn's conspiracy could bear fruit, some bounty hunters foiled it and Rinn's scheme was discovered. He was forced to leave Kallistas with little more than the clothes he was wearing at the moment. The Empire wanted him for treason, conspiracy, illegal possession of weapons and flight to avoid prosecution. The Empire believed that Rinn had used his smuggling contacts to hide in the Outer Rim Territories. Rinn had not been captured as of 6 ABY, although at that point an Imperial TracSheet on him, #66690933-USAW-854400, had been already issued.

Personality and traits
Dengless Rinn was noticeable for his long moustache and beard, severe eyes and fierce expression. He was younger than he looked like, and was considered arrogant and self-important. He was not beyond threatening or imprisoning people at whim to make them obey his whims. Rinn had advanced expertise applicable to his occupation, being an experienced manager, financier, negotiator and political leader. He was a polyglot and had knowledge about computers, crime prevention and astrogation.

When he was a prefect, he commonly carried a customized blaster pistol that caused greater damage than expected &mdash;even if he had no experience shooting&mdash;, a datapad and a comlink to communicate with the local security center. After leaving Kallistas, he lost the datapad and the special gun; from that moment he carried only the comlink, an off-the-shelf blaster pistol and some cash.

Behind the scenes
Dengless Rinn first appeared in the roleplaying adventure Two for the Price of One by Rick D. Stuart, published in Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters, a 1994 supplement to West End Games's Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. The book included an image of Rinn drawn by Terry Pavlet, which would be used again in Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations, published later in 1994. This second book provided a new set of updated role-playing stats for Rinn, representing his advanced experience and new knowledge from the moment he left Kallistas.

Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations describes Rinn as "Tall and lanky". In the same box, Rinn's height is listed as 1.40 meters, which is normally not considered tall for a Human male.