Goran Beviin

"I exercise... prudence."

- Goran Beviin

Goran Beviin was a Mandalorian commando, a bounty hunter and contract killer active under the New Republic and in the early years of the Galactic Alliance. In 24 ABY, Beviin was on Nar Shaddaa when he met a man named Udelen, who turned out to be a vanguard for an invading alien species, the Yuuzhan Vong. The Mandalorians made a deal with the Vong, becoming a hired hand for the Vong's ensuing attack on the galaxy. But after Beviin and the Mandalorians disobeyed an order to capture a Jedi named Kubariet on New Holgha, the Mandalorians began working against the Vong. Beviin fought in the Yuuzhan Vong War alongside Kubariet, and afterward, settled down on his farm on Mandalore. He was one of Mandalore Boba Fett's most trusted lieutenants, and was often called upon to be interim Mandalore while Fett was away. In 40 ABY, Beviin helped train Jedi Knight Jaina Solo to defeat her Sith Lord brother, Darth Caedus.

Early life
Beviin was born on Mandalore, as a member of the Mandalorian culture. At some point, he met blacksmith Medrit Vasur and married him, and the two would start a family.

Working for the Vong
"I want to hunt down every last crab-boy in the galaxy. Whether you have a deal with them or not, Mand'alor."

- Goran Beviin

In 24 ABY, Beviin was in the Bar Jaraniz on Nar Shaddaa when he was approached by a man named Udelen. Udelen was looking to kill an opposition leader on Ter Abbes named Tholote B'Leph. According to Udelen, B'Leph was a bribe-taker who had an unnatural generosity in awarding government contracts when in power, and Udelen wanted him removed before the next month's elections. Udelen promised Beviin a hundred thousand credits. Uneasy about assassinating an opposition politico and the unrest it would cause on Ter Abbes, Beviin left the bar for his Gladiator assault fighter, Beroya, contacted Mandalore Boba Fett. Fett told Beviin to take the contract, knowing Beviin was facing financial difficulties at the time. Beviin returned to the bar and accepted the deal.

On Nar Shaddaa, Beviin met two Mandalorian females, a woman named Briika Jeban, and her daughter, Dinua. Briika's husband, Dinua's father, was dead, and Beviin, knowing that no Mandalorian ever left a widow or orphan to struggle, decided to take care of the two. Briika and Dinua accompanied Beviin to a rendezvous with Udelen's forces. While Beviin and a group of other Mandalorians, including Boba Fett, waited for Udelen, they were ambushed by a type of fleet that had not been seen before. The strange craft was under the command of Udelen, who revealed himself as Nom Anor, a vanguard of the Yuuzhan Vong, an extragalactic alien species that intended to take control of the galaxy.

The Yuuzhan Vong allowed Beviin and Fett to board their ship, for negotiations. Fett told Beviin to keep aware on the Yuuzhan Vong's organic ship, and take small pieces of the organic technology found there. While on board, Anor told Beviin and Fett that the Mandalorians had little choice but to assist the Yuuzhan Vong with their conquest of the galaxy. Anor promised good pay for the Mandalorians' help, and Fett accepted, with the condition that the Yuuzhan Vong would leave the Mandalore sector alone in the ensuing invasion.

Anor then tasked the Mandalorians with securing a landing spot for the Vong on the Outer Rim world of Birgis. One week after the invasion of Helska 4 by the Yuuzhan Vong, Beviin and the Mandalorians attacked Birgis' spaceport. As soon as the commandos landed, Fett made a large water tower near the spaceport explode, distracting the guards and personnel. From there, Beviin and the Mandalorians rushed into the main building of the spaceport, securing it for the Yuuzhan Vong ground invasion.

After the Battle of New Holgha, Yuuzhan Vong subaltern Bur'lorr ordered Beviin and the Mandalorians to find a Jedi still down on New Holgha, and take him alive. The Mandalorians found him without much trouble, beaten and battered on a rooftop. However, the Mandalorians disobeyed their orders, and, realizing that Mandalore had no future with the Vong, allowed the Jedi, named Kubariet, to escape. A nearby Yuuzhan Vong warrior attacked Beviin after they disobeyed the Vong, but the Mandalorians attacked and killed the warrior, although Briika Jeban was killed in the battle, which officially ended their short-lived affiliation with the Yuuzhan Vong. Beviin adopted Dinua after her mother's death.

Beviin fought in the Yuuzhan Vong War with Boba Fett, the Mandalorians, and Kubariet. Beviin fought in the Battle of Mandalore where the Yuuzhan Vong were defeated, despite heavy casualties for the Mandalorian Protectors.

Settled down
"No heir, no clan, no sense of duty. You're not Mandalorian. You just wear the armor."

- Goran Beviin to Boba Fett

After the Yuuzhan Vong War, Beviin settled down on Mandalore with his husband, Medrit Vasur, and their family. By 40 ABY, he had become one of Mandalore Boba Fett's most trusted lieutenants. In 40 ABY, Beviin was approached by Corellian politician Thrackan Sal-Solo, who offered him a contract to kill the whole Solo family. Beviin refused, stating that he did not kill families, just criminals. He relayed this to Boba Fett on Taris, along with news about Fett's family; Fett's daughter, Ailyn Vel, was alive, working under the name Ailyn Habuur.

Later, Beviin was contacted by Boba Fett, who informed Beviin that Sal-Solo wanted the Mandalorians to help defend Centerpoint Station. Beviin was ordered to assemble as many commandos as he could and meet Fett in two days on Drall. After those two days passed, Beviin had been able to assemble half a dozen Mandalorians. During the Drall meeting, Beviin told Fett that he was a poor Mandalore, that after the devastation of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Mandalorians needed more than just a figurehead. He told Fett of a man named Kad'ika, who Beviin believed to be a suitable Mandalore. After the assassination of Thrackan Sal-Solo, Beviin informed Fett of the death of Ailyn Vel.

In 40 ABY, Boba Fett left Mandalore for a few days, and appointed Beviin, his most trusted lieutenant, as acting Mandalore in his stead. During his short time in charge, Beviin mostly stayed home, shoveling dung and running his farm. However, his farm was not doing well, and some of the children on the farm had taken mercenary work. When Fett returned, he told Beviin one of his biggest secrets, that Boba Fett was terminally ill, and was not going to live much longer. Beviin revealed something to Fett as well, that drillers had found a large load of beskar, Mandalorian iron, in the ground, and the newfound beskar could bring about a time of great economic growth for Mandalore.

The ill Fett stayed at Beviin's farm for a while after this revelation, and, due to a DNA sample from Jaing Skirata, was a transfusion away from being healed. Beviin, along with Fett's granddaughter Mirta Gev and her fiancee Ghes Orade, visited Fett when he had his life-saving transfusion, and once Fett's surgery was done, Beviin showed him the Basilisk, a new starfighter made from the load of Mandalorian iron that had been recently found.

Training Jaina Solo
In 40 ABY, the still-living body of Boba Fett's long-missing ex-wife Sintas Vel was found encased in carbonite. Beviin, always welcoming of guests at his farm, allowed Vel to stay there while she recovered from the amnesia, blindness, and other effects of years in carbonite. Beviin was present when Dr. Beluine unfroze her from her carbonite prison. When Jedi Knight Jaina Solo came to Mandalore seeking Fett's training to kill her Sith Lord brother Darth Caedus, Beviin greeted her at the Oyu'baat tapcaf in the city of Keldabe. Beviin went on to become one of many Mandalorians to train Solo. Beviin allowed the Jedi to stay at his farm while she was in training.

Some time after Solo's arrival, Beviin took Solo to former Mandalore Fenn Shysa's memorial, and taught her some Mandalorian history. He then had a training duel with the Jedi, where Beviin flattened Solo. They fought several more times, with Beviin overwhelming her, forcing her to resort to using the Force. Beviin told Solo after these training bouts to be totally driven on finishing her opponent off, to be a different Jaina. Solo disagreed, believing that it was hate that Beviin was teaching her, but Beviin told her that it was not hate; it was total war. Even after Beviin reassured her of this, she still believed that his fighting style and lessons were of the dark side. Beviin later attended the wedding party of Mirta Gev and Ghes Orade.

During the Battle of Nickel One, a group of Mandalorians were sent into the battle to kill a group of Imperial Moffs. Beviin was ordered to stay behind on Mandalore, and remained there until the end of the Second Galactic Civil War.

Personality and traits
"Nothing I like better than killing crab-boys."

- Goran Beviin

Beviin was known as something of a traditionalist, and used old-fashioned equipment, including highly illegal crushgaunts. Beviin was a family man, married with several adopted children, and was welcoming of guests on his farm. Boba Fett thought of Beviin as all heart and courage, and not afraid of the pain of love, and was the closest the anti-social Fett had to a friend. Fett thought that Beviin would make a good Mandalore, but Beviin did not want to lead, and would rather stay on his farm. Beviin held a pure hate for the Yuuzhan Vong, and advocated killing every one. Beviin also held a dislike for the Jedi, and described Kubariet as "the only Jedi I've ever trusted."

Behind the scenes
His name derives from the Mando'a words "goran" for "smith" and "beviin" for "lance".

Though Beviin's husband, Medrit, had been mentioned in previous stories, it is not until Bloodlines, by Karen Traviss, that he first appears as a character, and readers learn that he is a male Human. This establishes the couple as the first openly acknowledged homosexual human relationship in Star Wars literature.

Appearances

 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * Bloodlines
 * Sacrifice
 * Revelation
 * Invincible