Granakk

Granakk was a female Wookiee who was exiled by her species from her homeworld of Kashyyyk. After her banishment from her home planet, Granakk became one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy. During her time as a bounty hunter, Granakk traveled the galaxy in a YT-1300 light freighter named Reckoning, which was heavily modified with increased durability, added shields, and improved weaponry. Shunned by other members of her species, she gained fame for the number of bounties that she had killed. Her reputation for disfiguring her targets to the point where they could barely be recognized caused some individuals to commit suicide rather than be captured by Granakk, who was also known for relentlessly pursuing her targets.

Biography
A female member of the Wookiee species, Granakk was from her species' home planet of Kashyyyk. At some point, she did something that caused her people to exile her, at which time she left the planet and entered the greater galaxy. The circumstances of her banishment were the subject of many rumors including ones where she was said to have killed her children, became a madclaw by using her claws to attack and kill her mate in jealousy, or that she was a traitor to her honor family and allowed them to die to obtain wealth. At some point following her exile, Granakk became a bounty hunter and eventually gained a reputation as one of the most feared in the galaxy. Her reputation was due to the fact that she frequently killed her targets and sometimes even killed those she had captured and left them in a state where they were barely recognizable. During her time as a bounty hunter, she flew a heavily modified YT-1300 light freighter named Reckoning. Her only loyalties lay with whatever employer she was working for at any given time, and she would stop at nothing to capture or kill her targets, whether by ambush or by brute force. Some individuals even went so far to say that Granakk had a death wish, but Granakk did not confirm or deny that belief.

Personality and traits
Standing 2.25 meters tall, well above the two meter average height of a female Wookiee, Granakk had yellow eyes, dark skin which was visible around her eyes and on her nose, and brown fur that was matted and dirty a great deal of the time. Despite her loud, piercing battle cry, Granakk spoke as little as possible&mdash;she usually only spoke in detail to her employers, the only entities that she was loyal to. When hunting an individual, Granakk preferred to fight intelligently and wait patiently in an ambush to attack her target. If an individual survived her initial assault, she would then enter a rage and attempt to overwhelm her opponent with brute strength in hand-to-hand combat and tear the individual's limbs from their sockets.

An extremely durable individual, Granakk would stop at nothing to capture or kill her bounty, and at least one point she even escaped capture merely to continue hunting her target. That persistence lead some individuals to believe that she had a death wish. She frequently brought targets back dead that were barely recognizable, even those she originally captured alive. Due to her persistence combined with her tendency to kill and mutilate her quarry, Granakk caused fear in many of her opponents and caused some bounties to kill themselves to avoid encountering the Wookiee bounty hunter. Due to her exile from Kashyyyk, Granakk was hated and avoided by other Wookiees, who viewed her as a blemish upon the reputation of their species.

Skills and abilities
Granakk was an extremely skilled pilot and trained in plotting coordinates for jumps to hyperspace, especially for small transports and freighters. Skilled in the use of many weapons, Granakk was trained in the use of simple melee weapons, primitive weapons such as bows and spears, blaster pistols, and blaster rifles. In regards to her profession, she was quite skilled at discovering informationa about individuals, was quite perceptive, and also had some skill in tracking and ambushing individuals. Granakk had some knowledge or other species, and had marginal skill at repairing and disabling mechanical devices. She was also somewhat knowledgeable about surviving in the wilderness. She was literate in Galactic Basic Standard, Rodese, and her native language of Shyriiwook, which she also spoke fluently. However, like most Wookiees, she was unable to speak most languages other than Shyriiwook&mdash;she merely understood Rodese and Galactic Basic Standard.

Equipment
During her time as a bounty hunter, Granakk carried a blaster rifle specially crafted to cause a greater amount of damage to its target as well as a light mace that was customized for her use. She wore a utility belt and a shoulder harness for carrying her weapons and ammunition. She also carried an improved security kit and a tool kit. For her personal starship, Granakk piloted a YT-1300 freighter named Reckoning, which was upgraded with heavy deflector shields, increased hull strength, and a powerful assault laser cannon, which replaced the stock freighter's laser cannon.

Behind the scenes
Granakk was first featured in Ultimate Adversaries, a 2004 sourcebook written by Eric Cagle, Michelle Lyons, Michael Mikaelian, Steve Miller, Owen K.C. Stephens, and Wil Upchurch for the revised edition of Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Granakk received an entry in the first chapter of the book, which presented various antagonists for gamemasters to use. Granakk was appropriate for high-leveled characters and could be used by gamemasters in any era they wanted. The book suggested that she could work for the Hutt Empire or a crime lord during the Rise of the Empire era or the New Jedi Order era, or for the Galactic Empire during the Rebellion era. The book also left it up to gamemaster to determine the true reason for her exile from Kashyyyk. An image of Granakk was created by Mikael Noguchi for the character's entry in the book.