Jariah Syn

"Always go for the sure thing!"

- Jariah Syn

Jariah Syn was a Human bounty hunter active at the time of the Fel Insurgency. He was co-pilot of the starship Mynock, the crew of which also included his friends Deliah Blue and Cade Skywalker.

Biography
Jariah Syn's father was an associate of the Feeorin pirate Rav. At some point his father was killed by a Jedi, resulting in Syn's hatred of them. In 130 ABY, Syn and Rav found Cade Skywalker floating in the rubble over Ossus, and Syn insisted on saving Skywalker's life, much to Rav's annoyance. After many years as Rav's apprentice, Syn eventually became a freelancer and joined the crew of Skywalker's ship, the Mynock.

In 137 ABY, Syn, along with Skywalker and Deliah Blue, were contracted by Rav to locate gambler Naxy Screeger. After locating him on the planet Lok, the group also came across a Jedi named Hosk Trey'lis. Savoring the opportunity to capture the Jedi and make more money, Syn attempted to kill the Jedi to make capture easier, but was stopped by Skywalker. After Blue's attempt to capture Trey'lis failed, Syn threw a thud bug at the Jedi's back, and the group left Lok with both Screeger and Trey'lis in tow.

On their arrival on Socorro, their Jedi captive put up a struggle, but Skywalker was able to subdue him long enough for them to turn their two captives over to Rav. When Rav paid Cade and his crew in deathsticks, Syn was furious, but had little choice but to obey his captain. After a short argument with Rav about Skywalker's debt, Syn admitted that he felt Skywalker had lost his edge as a hunter.



As Syn was powering up the Mynock to leave the planet, Princess Marasiah Fel and her companion Astraal Vao fled onto the ship, demanding passage to Vendaxa.

After realizing that the crew had a potentially huge bounty, Syn wanted to turn their two passengers in to the Imperials right away, but was convinced by Skywalker to take the two to their destination in order to collect the bounties on both the Princess and her father, deposed Emperor Roan Fel.

After arriving on Vendaxa, Syn was furious when Marasiah refused to pay the Mynock crew for transport, but when the transport with which she and Astraal were to leave the planet was destroyed by Darth Talon, Syn snidely told her that the fee for transport just doubled. Syn then joined Blue and took part in the battle against the Sith Lord by shooting at her with a blaster. After Talon ripped the blasters from their hands using The Force, Skywalker Force-hurled an old shipwreck at her, delaying the Sith long enough for her to call for reinforcements.

While repairing the Mynock, which had been damaged in the battle, Syn contemplated turning Skywalker in for a bounty after he discovered his longtime friend was a Jedi, and even went so far as to threaten to shoot him. When the Sith came back in greater numbers, Syn prepared the Mynock for flight, and when Blue stated that she was not leaving without Skywalker, Syn said that if Skywalker was one of them, he'd already be on board. Blue replied that if Skywalker was left behind, she would jettison him into space. Later Syn attempted to shoot Darth Nihl from behind but had his blaster Force pulled away, leaving Skywalker to finish the fight.

After everyone had boarded the Mynock and arrived safely on Bastion, Skywalker stated to Wolf Sazen that he had abandoned Syn and Blue to their fates because he could no longer trust Syn.

Syn and Blue were later double-crossed by Rav, who upon finding out Cade that was a Jedi, alerted an official of Darth Krayt's faction of the Galactic Empire. Once it was clear neither of the bounty hunters would willingly surrender any information regarding Skywalker, the official unveiled a torture droid. Later, Syn and Blue were infected with Vong spores by Darth Maladi in order to tempt Cade to use his powers to heal them before they died. Jariah attempted to convince Cade to let him die and save Blue instead, however Cade gave into his feelings and healed them both. After the incident, Syn and Blue were allowed to leave safely in exchange for Cade's service to the Sith.

After watching a message from Cade telling them to leave him behind, Syn was all too eager to do that. But Blue told him she was not leaving Coruscant until Cade was out of the Sith's hands. They were than approached by Cade's mother, Morrigan Corde, who helped them formulate a plan to rescue Cade.

Personality
A very pragmatic man and a weapons expert, he was known for using unconventional, and sometimes illegal weapons, such as Yuuzhan Vong thud bugs and razor bugs. He was not a merciful man, and had no problem bringing in a bounty dead (rather than alive), reasoning that a dead bounty is a "sure thing."

Syn also displayed a distaste for Jedi, and once he realized that his good friend Cade Skywalker used to be one, he threatened him with a blaster.

Syn also spoke in Huttese often, usually when using derogatory terms such as "sleemo" or "koochu". He often used excessive amount of profanity.

Behind the scenes

 * In several panels of Legacy 2, his eye color changes between green and brown.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
 * Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
 * Star Wars Legacy 9: Trust Issues, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 14: Claws of the Dragon, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 16: Claws of the Dragon, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 18: Claws of the Dragon, Part 5