Garouk

"I used to be a card shark&mdash;one of the best Pazaak players on the Outer Rim. But that was before I retired from the gambling life."

- Garouk

Garouk was a Human male who traveled the galaxy as a professional gambler in his younger years. He eventually retired, choosing to spend his time in Taris' Upper City Cantina. In 3,956 BBY, he sold his deck to Revan, a Galactic Republic soldier.

Biography
"I've traveled the span of the galaxy, from the Core Worlds to the farthest reaches of the Outer Rim. I've won countless fortunes&hellip; and lost countless more."

- Garouk, reminiscing about his youth

Garouk was a Human male considered elderly by the time of the Jedi Civil War. In his youth, he was among the best professional pazaak players in the Outer Rim Territories. He traveled to planets all over the galaxy, winning and losing fortunes as he went, until old age began to degrade his mind's sharpness. Realising this, he retired from gambling, and instead became a patron of the Upper City Cantina on Taris. There, he spent his days drinking ale and talking to others. When the Sith Empire invaded Taris, Garouk was mostly ignored because of his age.

In 3,956 BBY, Garouk met Galactic Republic soldiers Revan and Carth Onasi in the Upper City Cantina. Garouk told them about his career as a gambler, and about life on Taris. Unwilling to let his deck go to waste, he sold them his deck, with lesson included, for 50 credits.

Personality and traits
"The Upper City is nice enough, though it was better before the Sith showed up."

- Garouk

Garouk believed that pazaak was a young man's game. He spent his time in the Upper City, preferring to avoid the dangerous lower levels of Taris. Although he disliked the Sith presence, he found life on the planet acceptable, and cared little about events outside the cantina.

Behind the scenes
"Glad to see you're interested in the grand old game."

- Garouk, if the player agrees to buy his deck

Garouk's first canon appearance was as a non-player character in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game, in which the player, Revan, can interact with him. Throughout the conversation, the player has several dialogue options to choose from. However, the nature of the conversation is such that it does not progress any plot, nor does it change the player's alignment. Therefore, it is undetermined whether Revan ever interacted with Garouk.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Notes and references
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