Raal Yorta

Raal Yorta
Biographical information
Homeworld	Corellia
Descriptive information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Pronouns	new
Hair color	Blond
Eye color	Black
Family information
Parent(s)	Yorta
Chronological & political information
Affiliation(s)	Alliance to Restore the Republic Reekeene's Roughnecks Green squad

"We'll try this Rebellion. But if this Empire isn't overthrown in…five years, tops, we're going back to cards, curves and Corellian brandy…and doing it my way!"

―Raal Yorta to Sammie Staable

Raal Yorta was a Human male Sabacc player and who worked the with bounty hunter Sammie Staable and the pickpocket Smileredon-Verdont.

Biography

"Oh blast it! Oh blast it! Oh blast it! Oh blast -"

―A panic-stricken Raal Yorta shooting at stormtroopers

Raal Yorta was a gambler who enjoyed an extravagant and glamorous lifestyle which meant he was often unable to make ends meet. His father was Captain Yorta, a major executive of Red Star Shipping Lines. Sometime before the Battle of Yavin, Raal Yorta became an associate of the bounty hunter Sammie Staable and the pickpocket Smileredon-Verdont. Like his partners, Raal relied on gambling and scamming small-time criminals in order to capture them for their bounties in order to earn a living. Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Raal Yorta, Smileredon-Verdont and Sammie Staable attempted a heist on the Coral Vanda.

With the help of Sammie, Yorta was able to capture the notorious Rodian criminal Ten-Suckers Madoom during a game of sabacc on Ord Mantell. Unfortunately for the trio, Sammie had failed to renew his B23-1-14 permit, and received only a paltry 245 credits for the bounty. At that point, Sammie revealed his intentions to join the Rebel Alliance.

Drunk, Raal attempted to talk Sammie out of it in an Ord Mantell bar called the Power Dive. Sammie would not be deterred, however, and pulled a blaster on Raal, taking the gambler hostage aboard his own ship.

Behind the scenes

Raal Yorta was based on a character roleplayed by Parris in the "Rebel Breakout" adventure of the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, in which Pablo Hidalgo was serving as the game master. At least two statements made by Yorta in Rookies: No Turning Back were adapted from dialogue assigned to "3rd Rebel" and "4th Rebel" in the Adventure Script included with "Rebel Breakout."

Appearances

• Rookies: Rendezvous (First appearance)
• Rookies: No Turning Back
• Rookies: Day Long Remembered (canceled)

Sources

• Origin of the Rookies on Fragments From the Mind's Eye — Pablo Hidalgo's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia