Kassar Forge

Kassar Forge was a Human teacher who worked on a Galactic Republic program on Kessel to educate inmates on how to re-enter society upon release. He is the father of Lujayne and Inyri Forge, who both became Rogue Squadron pilots.

Prior to the Clone Wars, Kassar volunteered to go Kessel in an effort to teach and reform the criminals there, with the hopes of preventing them from returning to a life of crime upon their release. He Following the Battle of Endor, when inmates overthrew their masters and took control of the planet, he voluntarily remained on the moon, believing that he still could make a difference in the lives of the criminals.

He fell in love with Myda, one of the inmates, and married her. Although she would not have chosen to live on Kessel without him, she remained by her husband's side and also began teaching there. The two had multiple sons and daughters, most of which continued to live on the planet with them.

Among their children were Lujayne and Inyri, who both went on to become pilots in Rogue Squadron, the elite groups of starfighter pilots for the New Republic Defense Force.

Kassar passed knoweldge from many of the trade skills that he taught to inmates on to his children. In particular, he instructed Lujayne on landspeeder repair, and her expertise in repairing and maintaining T-37 airspeeders proved particularly helpful during her time with Rogue Squadron.