Kyli Ned'Ix

Kyli Ned'Ix was a male personality Verpine adventurer and technician. Able to repair or modify almost any type of equipment, Ned'Ix found himself on the planet Kal'Shebbol in the Kathol sector in 8 ABY. Following the liberation of the world by the New Republic, Ned'Ix attempted to join the crew of the CR90 corvette FarStar. The FarStar was tasked with a mission to track down the rogue Imperial warlord Moff Kentor Sarne, who had fled from Kal'Shebbol with his forces. Despite his superior technical skills, the command crew of the corvette felt that his habit of jury-rigging equipment was actually more of a danger than an asset and turned him down. Undaunted, Ned'Ix repaired and modified a Ghtroc Industries Class 720 freighter. Naming it the Fxz'Et, he loaded the ship with spare parts and junk and headed out after the FarStar, determined to help the expedition in any way he could.

Biography
Kyli Ned'Ix was a Verpine master technician who could fix or modify nearly any piece of equipment, and was able to craft small but useful gadgets from junk. Despite his technical skills, Ned'Ix never fashioned weapons of any kind, but did carry a blaster pistol for defense. He also carried a datapad, and security cardlock breaker.

In 8 ABY, Ned'Ix was present on the planet Kal'Shebbol in the Kathol sector when it was liberated by New Republic forces. The local Imperial warlord, Moff Kentor Sarne, was forced to flee his capital and head into the sector. Realizing the threat that he still presented to the stability of the sector, the New Republic authorized a mission to track him down, assigning the CR90 corvette FarStar to the job. However, a lack of available manpower meant that the New Republic was forced to hire civilian personnel from the local population to assist in crewing the vessel. Ned'Ix learned of the mission and, seeing an opportunity for adventure, he applied to join the crew. However, despite his exceptional technical skills, he was turned down as the command crew felt that his penchant for jury-rigging and modifying equipment could have placed the ship and crew in unnecessary danger.

Rather than be left on Kal'Shebbol, Ned'Ix resolved to help them in any way possible. Discovering an old Ghtroc Industries Class 720 freighter, he repaired the vessel and enhanced it with junk components left behind by both the New Republic and the Empire. Ned'Ix gathered together a large amount of technological parts&mdash;including disassembled droids, fused turbolaser circuit boards and ion drive power couplings&mdash;and fitted the ship with a small laser cannon and a pair of proton torpedo launchers. Naming the vessel the Fxz'Et, Ned'Ix launched after the FarStar, determined to aid the New Republic crew with their mission, even if they didn't want him aboard the ship.

Ned'Ix's skills allowed him to modify a comlink into a jamming device, but he was easily distracted when working on a new gadget. Several times, Ned'Ix landed the Fxz'Et on the nearest planet he could find regardless of any danger, or allowed the ship to drift in orbit. He came to the assistance of the FarStar on several occasions. However, he was still not allowed to join the crew despite his wishes, settling instead for a little recognition and assistance with navigating the Kathol sector.

Personality and traits
Ned'Ix was a detemined and adventurous being, wanting nothing more than to join the crew of the FarStar and assist them in their expedition. Even when told that he could not join the crew, he did not hold a grudge and came up with a way to assist them in his own fashion.

A high-skilled technician, Ned'Ix could repair or modify most equipment, and loved creating new gadgets from the junk in the hold of the Fxz'Et. However, he indulged his creativity too much sometimes, often to the point of forgetting about anything else. This sometimes resulted in his getting into trouble with local Imperial forces or criminal elements who discovered him. Ned'Ix also had a habit of modifying equipment that did not need it. This usually resulted in making the equipment more powerful or more useful, but rendering it unstable at the same time.

Behind the scenes
Kyli Ned'Ix was created for The DarkStryder Campaign, a supplement for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games. Appearing only in the Rogues Gallery, the character was intended as both a potential source of comic relief for the adventure, and as a Gamemaster "out"; Ned'Ix could be used to rescue players who were having trouble in an adventure by supplying them with a halpful gadget, or by leading them to where the Gamemaster intended them to go.