Vegath Tist is an outcast Arcona, shunned
by his own family for some unknown deed,
but possibly due to his intense addiction to
salt. Tist claims he is a geologist by trade,
and has spent many years seeking his
fortune.

In reality, Tist is little more than a specula-
tor. While he does have some mining skills
he's mostly used to striking out on his own,
following get-rich-quick schemes and
investing what little money he has in fruitless
scams.

For a while he was indentured in the
Mestra system's mining asteroids until he
fled the system with whatever he could grab.
Tist's expeditions led him to Kal'Shebbol,
where a small-time crime boss fed his salt
addiction and used his talents with
explosives. Tist joined the FarStar crew
under the guise of a mineralogist.
Tist's greatest vice is his addiction to salt.
He carries a pouch of salt which he's
constantly fidgeting with.