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Gaarkhan - Fierce Warrior

[Polis Massa Archives]-[Medical Internment Log] CO Bracken: After days of silence, the Wookiee has finally decided to speak about his escape from Imperial imprisonment:
According to Gaarkhan, he was originally captured during the Imperial occupation of Kashyyyk. During the early days, Gaarkhan, his brother Jirritt, and Grozlanna, a Wookiee elder to whom Jirrit was Indebted, gathered members of their clan to fight off the new invaders. After weeks of successful hit and run strikes by the Wookiee, the Imperials finally had enough of the pesky insurgents. Stormtrooper forces promptly captured the women and children of many Wookiee tribes they could locate deep within the dense jungle; informing all Wookiee in the region: one person from among those captured per hour would be killed, until the guerilla warriors, turned themselves in. Jirritt, in protest to further conflict, decided that saving the lives of his people was more important than taking the lives of his foes; convincing his clan to turn themselves in. Imperial_Officers promptly commanded the Wookiee insurgents to be placed in chains, and, entered into Plasteel cages to await processing to Imperial Prison Colonies around the galaxy. Angered at the Wookiee people for all of the recent insubordination and rebellion, the victorious stormtrooper forces decided to take a darker form of Revenge. Due to racism and hatred, these troopers joyously gunned down many of the compliant Wookiee who had surrendered. Gaarkhan could only watch in horror from his cage as his noble brother, Jirritt, was murdered before his eyes. The last thing Gaarkhan would remember of this harrowing event was his insatiable anger, the shouts, cries, and Wookiee roars all around him, the enraged howl of Grozlanna, who was currently being tortured within his cage, and the sound of the chains that bound Gaarkhan's hands snapping. In a fit of pure berserk rage, Gaarkhan reacted without thinking; using his "Natural Weapons", Gaarkhan proceeded to slay an Officer standing too close to his cage. In the Act, Gaarkhan would come to shame himself and his ancestors. In shock and terror after realizing what he had just done, Gaarkhan relented; surrendering to his foes in mortification. The pain of a Stun-staff would be the last memory of the event before blacking-out. These harrowing events would come to ever haunt his dreams thereafter.
On the day of his arrival to the rebel outpost on Polis_Massa, the medics were said to have had a hell of a time cleaning grisly wounds, healing blistered blaster burns, and combating Gaarkhan's severe emaciation. Due to the Wookiee peoples' general belligerence towards the Empire, those enslaved were surgically installed with Control_Chips, which could be activated to cause extreme pain, should they attempt to rebel against their captors. An Imperial Officer may choose to activate this inhibitor chip in an aggressive Wookiee, causing severe pain until they either fell back in line or died from the strain. Gaarkhan's chip seems to have been damaged and deactivated soon after it was implanted in the Wookiee's spine; apparently sabotaged by the hulking warrior, who seems to have clawed it out himself. Due in part to his "resistance" to his inhibitor chip and his continued ferocity towards his captors, Gaarkhan had been detained at the Imperial_Detention_Center_&_Labor_Camp_LEG-817 on Wobani. He seems to have been instrumental in destroying the prison master terminal on the planet, leading to a massive jail break, revolt, and takeover by the detainees. He seems to have escaped in the confusion by commandeering an Imperial Lambda-class_T-4a_shuttle. Gaarkhan would actively seek out the Alliance to Restore the Republic upon his escape; planning to offer his services in future operations, and reap vengeance on the Galactic_Empire. In trade Gaarkhan's new allies were allowed to keep the recently stolen Imperial ship for use in future missions; the craft would be put to good use in many future espionage operations.
Gaarkhan proved his worth in his first battle as a rebel soldier by storming Imperial trenches in the occupied lands of Onderon. In that same battle, due to the attack of an Imperial AT-ST, he would eventually meet Fenn_Signis- while both soldiers were entrapped in a trench bunker. Surrounded and assumed dead, these two warriors fought their way out of danger from deep within enemy territory. After crawling out from Imperial battle lines, both soldiers returned to the rebel staging grounds to roaring applause and appraise. Commended for their bravery, both were selected to join a special task force as soon as their injuries were mended. The two warriors formed a strong bond and henceforth conducted missions together, knowing that they were strong enough to handle any situation. Gaarkhan appreciated the fact that Fenn was quiet, talented, and steadfast. Fenn was thankful to have a friend who could tear another man’s arms off with little effort. Due to the efficiency of their teamwork, Rebel High Command determined these two warriors should be reassigned under Fenn's old squad leader, the esteemed CO- Gideon_Argus. His next mission for the duo: determine the cause of dissappearances in the Ishtac Sector…
In combat, Gaarkhan is the epitome of Wookiee ferocity: he charges forward to engage the enemy with his favorite weapon, a deadly Vibro-Ax. Any foes who are lucky enough to survive his savage attack will quickly find that he is most dangerous when injured. Gruff, moody, ferocious, and intimidating, Gaarkhan surveys his surroundings with a critical eye; those foolish enough to threaten his allies will know the true definition of fear. Taking great pleasure in battle, this hulking Wookiee warrior happily puts himself in harms way to protect his fellow soldiers; appreciative of any excuse to fight another pawn of the Empire. Gaarkhan has shamed himself once for revenge; he now hopes to make things right by freeing his people from servitude. Chains can't hold him, slavery can't break him; the Empire will know the wrath of a true Wookiee warrior.

"Underneath that fur is a few hundred pounds of solid muscle and anger."

Relationship comrade

Gaarkhan has a lifedebt with Fenn Signis and is bound to serve with him in the Rebel Alliance.

Dutybound: Gaarkhan has a deep sense of duty that he feels compelled to fulfill, such as military service, making good on a contract, or following sone sort of thieves' code. Unlike the Oath Obligation, a Dutybound character has some legal or ritualistic bind to an organisation or cause making it extremely difficult or detrimental if he fails to live up to that commitment.

Gaarkhan has a life debt to Fenn Signis, as well as making it his duty to see his people freee with the help of the Rebel Alliance.

Dutybound 20

Scar on right forearm where hair no longer grows, instead exposing the scar and skin.