Teeloo

"Lord Nirama has been mosth gracious. He has offeredth me a job flying for him."

- Teeloo

Teeloo was a Rodian who owned the Neeva-Beelo, a YT-1210 transport. An uncle gave him the ship, mostly to annoy Teeloo's cousins. His uncle also gave him some basic flying lessons and a small cargo to get started. One night Teeloo heard somebody trying to get into the Neeva-Beelo, and thinking it was his cousins, he took off. He looked for an out-of-the-way system to go to, and found the Cularin system. His hyperdrive blew out when he reverted from hyperspace. Looking for a place to repair, he went to Tolea Biqua.

Unfortunately, Teeloo's inexperience with flying meant he did not notice a small snubfighter near his ship as he turned toward his approach vector. He rammed the fighter, which belonged to a member of the Blood Raptors gang, sending it spinning off. He laid low in his ship for a day, but he needed to sell his cargo and get started on repairs, so he eventually left the Neeva-Beelo. When he did, the Blood Raptors were waiting.

They roughed Teeloo up and took his cargo, which consisted of a few animal skins, Rodian ale, and some other items. They also said they were going to take his ship if he did not beat one of them in a race through Eskaron the next day. If he did manage to win, they would return his cargo. The cargo had been taken away and the Blood Raptors were just giving him a little more roughing up to remember them by when a group of Cularin's heroic individuals happened by and chased off the Raptors.

Teeloo's rescuers offered to help him win the race. They repaired several of the Neeva-Beelo's many problems and crewed his ship during the race. During the middle of the race, Teeloo's opponent ended up destroying a ship in another race which was sponsored by Cularin's crimelord, Nirama. This brought Teeloo to Nirama's attention.

The Neeva-Beelo ended up winning the race, but the Blood Raptors were going to take the ship anyway. Nirama's men interrupted the fight, and took all involved before Nirama. The crimelord determined that the Blood Raptors were responsible for the destruction of his ship, and punished them. To Teeloo, he offered to repair the Neeva-Beelo completely, and Teeloo could work for him to pay off the debt.

Teeloo was grateful to Nirama for the opportunity, and worked for him loyally, despite having to sometimes become a smuggler. His service for Nirama was not exclusive, and he did other work around the Cularin system, including some work for Renna's Transport Service. Teeloo and Renna became friends and eventually became romantically involved. Teeloo's loyalty to Nirama became his doom when Riboga the Hutt moved to take back control of Cularin's crime toward the end of the Clone Wars. Riboga targeted those who worked for Nirama, and Teeloo was killed.

Teeloo was a kind-hearted and likeable Rodian. He was not extremely bright, but was loyal and reliable. He could be proud–he would not let Renna pay off his debt to Nirama for him. He spoke Basic with a lisp.

Teeloo had a large family, with six sisters, four brothers, and at least one aunt and uncle. His original plan was to take his mother, aunt, and siblings with him when he made a jump to the system where he wanted to work the rest of his life, and stay there. He hated astrogating. His running from Rodia on short notice changed the plan. It is unknown if he went back for them before the Cularin system disappeared for almost a decade.

Appearances

 * Price of Business