A Swordsmen's Tale

Chapter 1: Born in Chaos

Duvnar was born in a refugee family on Narshadda. His mother was a servant working for the local crime lord in his biddings, usually it involved cooking for the men for cleaning the place up. She would be a slave if not for Duvnar's father. His father was named Urik Magnum, he once served in the rebel alliance where we had many exploits. His main being leading an elite squad on taking over the Naboo Palace when it was under control by the invading empire. He was named a hero but was soon forgotten when the new government serving under the Queen wanted to erase any evidence that Naboo was ever taken over.

Urik then retired from the rebel alliance during the war and with little credits to spare he was forced to move to Narshadda. It was then his father got a job working for a crime lord in the exchange as security, he was once in a job that involved eliminating a local hutt and during that mission he freed his later wife Lelianna Magnum.
A year after that they two had a child who they named Duvnar.

Duvnar spent the first five years of his life learning the way of the sword from his father when he was off duty. But even the most criminal filled planets had schools and Duvnar went to one when he turned five, he walked in to see his teacher, a poor human refugee who looked like life was hard on her said to him when he entered the class room "Well it looks like we have a new student today. Please go sit with the rest of the class, we'll be starting soon". He sat on a very tattered rug with other children and decided at that moment he was bored of school so once the teacher came over and said "Alright... today we learn the alphabet so you can obey your superiors when your older..." Duvnar was quick to say "Pfft, all you need is a good blaster and your set!". Even for someone in the refugee sector this was odd for a five year old to say and the other kids looked at him oddly, the teacher just groaned and continued.

At the end of the week he had already made an influence on a group of kids and they formed their own little group. They cast out the rest of the class while talking about what they over heard their parents say about the crime lords while teaching each other what skills they learned from their parents such as blaster combat, pickpocketing, how not to be seen and tricking others into believing you. The teacher told the parents of the kids of her worries about this many times but few showed any interest, Duvnar's parents however were some of the few that did.

When Duvnar arrived home his mother and father were waiting for him and his mother said "So we hear you've been causing some trouble at school?" Duvnar was quick to reply to her "No, what are you talking about?". His father who seemed greatly troubled by this interupted them saying "We mean how you have been influencing you 'friends' to be like no good criminals". Duvnar was quick to point out the obvious saying "Thats what school basically teaches you to do here anyways, how to work for the crime lords when your older. Plus your no better than those criminals so you shouldn't be talking dad!".
He was quick to leave before his parents could say another word. They knew his son was right, they just didn't want him to have to become a criminal to survive like they did.

Chapter 2: Recruited into Gang Life

Duvnar had spent the next five years of his life building his group of friends and teaching each other more skills and tricks while his father continued to teach him in the way of the sword. By the age of 10 Duvnar could hold his own in a duel with his father, although his father still went easy on him it was still better than what most trainees could do after their first year of training when they signed on to any military force. But Duvnar and his friends were now becoming targets of older kids, one day after school the group walked around to be ambushed by some teens who took all their credits and belongings on them and left two of the kids for dead. Duvnar was angered by this deeply and swore revenge and inspired the others to get revenge as well, but they were kids and couldn't do anything at the moment and they knew it. During the next week they heard of other kids who were also attack and learned it was all one gang doing it called "The Influenza".

They then knew that to get revenge they had to join a gang and they heard of one called "The Reapers" who were recruiting younger kids. They seemed to be left alone for the most part and were taking the time to train kids when they were young but become skilled and deadly gang members when they got older, taking the chance Duvnar and his friends signed up and were constantly taught skills from some of the gang members that basically built on what they had been teaching each other. The first class was a very interesting one where the group waited for what seemed like a well built member of the gang to show up. He was a human male and seemed no older than 16. He eyed each of them and said "Listen you little brats, my names Blane and I'm second in command of this here gang. If you want to make it here you need to learn and you need to learn quick! If you need any help in what you learn you damn well better get it here while your learning cause ain't no one gona help you out there!".

He then pointed at Duvnar and said "You! From what I hear you've been leading this kids here. Let's see what you got! Grab that stun pistol and get up here!" Duvnar simiply grinned and said "Naw, when I fight it's gona be with a sword. So get yours out and let's go pal!". His friends all gasped in shock at his retaliation and Blane just chuckled a bit and said "Fine, your new so I'll go easy on you this once. We'll fight with swords but don't blame me when you get hurt. And next time you may want to think twice before smart mouthing your superior!". Blane grabbed a sword from a counter near by and extended it out towards Duvnar. Duvnar then pulled out his sword from his belt and held it in a defensive position, Blane being over confident in his abilites charged and swung his sword at Duvnar which he quickly deflected and kicked him in the gut when left open sending Blane stumbling back. Blane gasped for some air quickly and said "Lucky shot, I won't mess up again". Blane making the same mistake last time charged and his time when Duvnar deflected the swing he knocked the sword out of Blanes hand and them kicking him in the balls Blane fell over on his knees in pain, Duvnar aimed the sword at Blanes neck and said "You shouldn't judge by appearnace". His friends applauded and then a voice could be heard yelling "Blane! What they hell are you doing? You supposed to be teaching them not fighting them!".

Out came another boy who seemed about 18, he was also Human and had about the same build Blane had, he was a blond though he seemed to dress in very casual clothing as if he wasn't even aware he was in a gang which surprised everyone when Blane said to him "Gah! Boss! I... I can explain!". The man waved his hand across ignoring his comment and said "No excuses, it seems I was wrong to put you incharge of training the kids, you were always better at battle preperation and inspiring are more ruthless members. I'll have Xen take over for teaching these kids, get out of here and tell Xen to come here and teach the class!". Duvnar lowered his sword putting his back in his belt so Blane could get up and leave the scene, it was them the man faced Duvnar and said "You seem skilled with a blade, thats very good. I see great potential with you, I am this gangs leader Roan. You must the kid Duvnar I've heard about. But no matter how impressed I am that is no reason for you to treat your superiors so you better watch out for what happens if you do that again!". Roan then left only for another man to come in, seeming about 14 he had short blue hair and wore some typical gang light armour painted yellow. He then said "I'm Xen and I'll be teaching you due to Blanes... other duties". Duvnar just thought then about how interesting being in this gang should be.

Chapter 3: Gang Violence

Duvnar spent the next four years learning under Xen in the gang "The Reapers". Three of his friends during that time gave up and went home, two of which killed later by the game "Influenza" and the last wounded severally wounded. At 14 Duvnar was better than just about everyone in the gang and was now considered old and mature enough to handle some of the gang battles and planning. The rest of his friends passed training at the same time but were all put under Duvnar's command when Xen and Roan saw how much better they were when taking orders from Duvnar. Duvnar was walking down one of the halls in the abandoned apartment the reapers used at their hide out when he saw Roan and Blane discussing something. He turned to go the other way when Roan noticed Duvnar and said "Hey Duvnar! Get over here! You might want to hear this!". Duvnar knowing not to disobey a superior and curious into what they were discussing came over, Roan then said to him "As you remember the reason you and your friends joined us was to get revenge for your killed friends, well the gang that killed them the Influenza have declared our hideout their territory to much of our operations depend on this place for us to give it up. So were about to fight, we expect them to strike at any time so we need you and your men to stay here until they attack. We need all the help we can get and you will want your revenge no doubt". Duvnar grinned and said "Finally", Roan then rested his hand on Duvnars shoulder and said "Nows your chance to prove yourself in gang combat. Make us proud, now if you don't mind we need to discuss the overall plans and such in private". Nodding Duvnar left while Blane and Roan returned to their planning.

A few hours later the Influenza attacked, they didn't take long and were throwing Malachov's through the windows, they caused no damage other than hitting one member in the side of the head buring him a bit and causing a puncture wound from some glass, he was being treated by some of the gang members girl friends and wives who liked to help the gang in any way they can. Otherwise the Malachovs were only an ineffective scare tactic and then they foolishly charged straight into the building where the Reapers began to gun them down. There were enough of the Influenza though that the reapers fell back so Duvnar's group could engage in melee combat, they worked as a good first wave and surpringly held them off quite well while Blane's forces attacked with their blasters. The battle went on for a while and during that time Blane was killed when he went beserek in the midst of things and charged at them solo. Blanes men then without a leader followed him in and were almost torn apart and fled with what few were still alive. Roan was held up with the Influenza's main group so the other two groups had a clear run if not for Duvnars team deciding to hold them off, they took heavy losses but from their team work and Duvnars skill they won and spared nobody.

At the end of the fight the Influenza's leader, the was taken to the front of the base and executed by Roan infront of the remaining Influenza members who took off afterwards. The Reapers took a heavy blow losing their second in command and his squad, the leader lost half of his team and half of their new recruits that Duvnar led they were at half the power they were the day before. But Roan knew if not for Duvnar things would of been far worse so he approached him and said "Duvnar, in honour of your skill and valor today I make you 2nd in command of the Reapers. Be proud of that title". Duvnar stood proud as this remaining friends cheered. But his position was short lived, in only a month the gang recovered quickly gaining the respect of many who the Influenza were targeting and they all joined the Gang. But others despised the fact that a gang who only fought when attacked was doing so well so another gang known as the Green Dracos attacked them. Roan confident in Duvnar's abilites had him lead most of the members, but the Dracos were tricky and used hit and run tactics with blasters to wear down Duvnar's group and luring them off so far that Roan was left vurnable to a second group. Roan and his group were quickly over whelmed and then that group after killing Roan and his men proceeded to clean out the base of anyone in it, Duvnar's men only stopped when they heard the terrifed dying screams of the women and trainees from their base, he arrived back to find all of the medics, cooks, care takers and child recruits slain along with their leader. Duvnar then motivated what was left to eliminate the Green Draco's he killed them all in the base and then attacked the Green Dracos base and with the Dracos main group killed they fell quickly.

Duvnar then took the title of leader and earned the respect of many gangs of turning a peaceful and neutral gang into a deadly efficent one, however they were left very weak now and were a major target. Those gangs who liked Duvnar saw this and reconized his skill as a leader and how it would be wasted if they were attacked so many smaller gangs joined the reapers so he would have the numbers to survive any take over. His parents were very unhappy to see how Duvnar used his skills in such a way and his father said Duvnar would learn no more sword combat. But Duvnar continued in his succsess attacking many of the hostile gangs and recruiting the survivours of the enemy and the victims of the enemy into his gang soon becoming bigger than the rest of the gangs put together. Many decided to join him fearing to be soon attacked and this infact resulted in peace between gangs ending violence.

Duvnar was also then offered many high paying jobs in the exchange and the hutts but turned them all down cause he found succsess and happiness where he was. His parents were still very displeased he chose gang's as his life style but knew he was better off than most and made things easier for many of Narshadda, so his father trained him in sword combat again and Duvnar grew in skill and power at a very fast rate.

Chapter 4: The Hutts

Duvnar spent four years managing his gang and recruiting new members, some of these included people such as Zane Gural and Ejii Rashi. He also started to add stuff like protection fees to others, many accused him to robbing poor merchants and familys from credits when infact it was an effective protection against smaller gangs, the exchange and the Hutts. The Exchange also started hiring the gang for many jobs such as security and bounty hunting. Duvnar took many of the more dangerous jobs personally such as assassinating a diplomat, killing a bounty hunter trying to kill a member of the exchange, or smuggiling 50 tons of spice out of Narshadda. He made much money from it and was perhaps just as succsessful as the Crime Lords and Hutt Lords on Narshadda.

But the Hutts did not like Duvnar's dealing with the Exchange and how the protection fees stopped the Hutts from much work so they decided to attack the Gang head on. They knew the Exchange only saw the Gang as useful blasters and would not get involved which left Duvnar's gang on there own. Many gang members were killed on the street or in their homes by the Hutts so Duvnar had everyone live in their base to insure protection, they armed everyone with weapons stolen from the exchange overtime and then launched one daring assault on one of the Hutt's Palaces. They fought through many guards but it was an easy invasion cause the Hutts did not expect such a bold response. The Hutt was killed easily but this angered the other Hutts who sent even more men out now, the Gang started taking some bad losses while Duvnar lead them to take over more Palaces one by one until there were only three Hutt Lords left on Narshadda. Two surrenderd but one was stubborn and started posting bounties on the families of the gang members and the gang themselves to gain aid from the local population, it worked and many gang members left Duvnar to lose the bounty on them and their families but those who stayed loyal just managed to invade the last Palace and execute the Hutt in the public thus ending the bounty.

The Reapers were now a smaller gang like all the others and Duvnar showed no interest in rebuilding, he said in only result in a repeat of the last case and they would be smaller once again. So he kept it a smaller gang who simpily stayed together for protection from other gangs and united as a family. The Exchange stopped doing all business with Duvnar and he found a second home and family on this planet instead of just a group that made credits. It was also around this time that Duvnar finally faced his father in a full on duel and won, he had surpassed him and his father was proud of his son. He told his son at that point "Son... you have done so much, you have defeated the Hutts, stopped gangs from doing all out war, and created a united family. But I don't want all of your accomplishments to be do to crime, I want you to leave this place someday... some day soon and start a new life. Join the new Republic, do anything but don't live your whole life in crime. It's not to late to leave it and you can leave knowing you made Narshadda a better place". Duvnar respected his words but said "But all I know to do his crime and battle, all the people I care about it here, this is the place I grew up in and remember, I cannot just forget it all. You ask to much father". He left and his father was disapoined but believed Duvnar would soon redeem himself. He had no idea the years of crime his son had ahead of him.

Chapter 5: The Empire

The Empire's war with the New Republic was going on for about 30 years now and they relised they needed more criminal connections and more raw recruits to win. They knew there was much black market on Narshadda to take advantage of and many gang members, refugees and kids they could take and recruit into their ranks so they launched a full scale invasion. It was sudden and with no warning, storm troopers marched down the streets killing anyone in plain sight. People screamed in panic and fear and many hurried to find anything they could to fight.

The Hutts still almost destroyed had little to spare, the exchanges thugs and mercs held off some but not enough to halt the invasion and the Gangs were all to small to make much of a difference. Duvnar's father took his sword and went to fight saying he would protect his family but Duvnar knew better. He knew anyone who was to fight back would get killed so he told his gang to flee or hide. Many hid not wanting to leave their home, some ignored the warnings and went to fight. Duvnar and about three others were the only ones to try fleeing on evacuation ships. The other three where either killed on the way to the ships or had their ships destroyed in space, Duvnar made it into an escape ship though and was alright.

He was leaving his family and such behind but he had to for survival, but then the ship shook. It to was under attack and in no time at all it fled into hyperspace. It attempted to reach Onderon for help but the damage it took was to much, the ship lost power and began to fall, it was going to crash on the moon on Dxun and many people paniced. Duvnar remained calm and buckled himself tight, trying to leave the ship or start it again would only get you killed. When the ship did crash everyone was killed by the crash or soon killed by the predators on Dxun except for Duvnar. He stumbeled out alive and barely hurt, it was a miracle. But short lived when attacked by a Boma, he had managed to slay it though and ate it's meat for that night. He looked at the Jungle around him as he planned to use the crashed ship as a shelter for that night... he had to work very hard if he was to survive where no one else had.

Chapter 6: Dxun

Duvnar had spent two years on Dxun avoiding imperial patrols, hunting for food and avoiding predators. It was tough and he was exhausted. He began to think to himself if he would ever make it out alive, if he would spend the rest of his life here and what happened to Narshadda? He was 20 years old now, if not for the empire he and his gang could be working for the rights of everyone on Narshadda, or have a respectable career. Instead he was forced to live off a Jungle. His presence was not unoticed though, the empire had spotted Duvnar recently and a patrol squad engaged him. They didn't last long but they had hired a Mandalorian Bounty Hunter to go after him.

The Mandalorian found Duvnar and attacked from behind deactivating his stealth field, but Duvnar noticed him from a mile away hearing the noise of his heavy armour walking around, the fact he was invisible didn't fool him. The second he turned off the stealth field Duvnar spun around meeting the Mandalorians blade with his own. The Mandalorian was smart not to use a blaster from a distance cause he would woke the Bomas and such nearby. The battle lasted for sometime, the Mandalorian was very skilled like they all were but it was not long before Duvnar found a weak spot in the Mandalorians armour by the neck and stabbed him there.

With no more acsess to air the Mandalorian choked and died as Duvnar walked away. He knew the empire would soon be on his tail so he had to find a way to disapppear or eliminate the Imperial base. One piloit luckily was stupid enough to leave his ship lying around checking for an odd reading Duvnar had set up to look like an unidentifed vessel when really it was the Mandalorians identifaction tracker given the empire set to give out a different message. Duvnar took the chance to steal the TIE Fighter and leave, he was ready to explore the Galaxy. He considered returning to Narshadda but he didn't want to risk running into the imperial presence cause many people there still knew him. Instead he went to Tatooine knowing there were Hutt's who would not care for his battle with the Hutts on Narshadda and pay him well for his services so thats where he went.