It was a while ago that these characters were part of What's the Story? on Hyperspace (two years at the time of writing this to be precise). I was the winning author/co-author but I didn't write a blog entry about them at the time. I don't know why not but here at last for your edification is everything you may or may not have wanted to know.


A woman with no roots and few possessions, loyalty meant everything to Kalyn Farnmir. As a member of the Kuati Security Forces she was set up by corrupt officers to take the fall for their underhanded dealings with Neimoidian agents who were paying them for access to restricted data. After being unceremoniously discharged she put her skills to use as a bounty hunter and continued to bring the lawless to justice. She took on a partner, Cian Shee and their success made them infamous and feared amongst the criminal fraternity.

It was already known that Farnmir was a bounty hunter and since she was Human I looked around for a planet she could come from. I decided I hadn't heard of too many people from Kuat and so I chose that as her homeworld. Since the Kuat Drive Yards were there I thought she could be part of the security force but had been unfairly discharged. It was after that when she became a bounty hunter, putting her skills to use. Since those events would have taken place between Eps I and II in the build up to the Clone Wars I thought it would be appropriate for the Neimoidians to be involved in trying to steal the secrets of their rivals.

Cian Shee was another named character in the Outlander Club in Ep II. She is seen embracing Farnmir briefly as she leaves. I thought that I would make Shee a big part of the story as well and given Farnmir's line of work that they would be partners. Their embrace would not be as friendly as it appeared though. In the final published version some elements were added. Shee was said to be a skilled slicer and the success of the partnership was somewhat played down.


One night on Coruscant a Kubaz informant told Farnmir that sinister elements of the Zealots of Psusan cult were planning revenge on her for bringing down their corrupt High Priest, Scri Oscuro, who had been using the church as a front for a web of illicit activities. He also told Kalyn that Cian Shee was working with the Zealots and would receive a hefty payout upon her final betrayal. Kalyn had to know for herself and on a pretext went to the Outlander Club with Cian. Among the acres of flesh on display she saw several distinctive Psusan tattoos but most seemed to belong to vacuous fashion victims. Kalyn found them to be easily intimidated and interrogated Nyrat Agira. A blaster jammed into her ornate belly was enough to illicit a response. Agira pointed to Cian Shee. Kalyn knew what had to be done. As Cian left, Kalyn embraced her to allay suspicion. Seeing a Jedi mete out his own brand of justice steeled her resolve and she followed Cian outside to a parking lot. Farnmir's ambush failed as Shee's quick reflexes enabled her to avoid the hail of blaster fire and escape.

The reference to the informant being a Kubaz was cut. Kubaz are the species that Garindan from Ep IV belongs to so I was aiming to recall that appearance but not imply it was the same character. The Zealots of Psusan are a cult on Coruscant which is known about because some of the Outlander's patrons such as Nyrat Agira and Rosha Vess bear tattoos said to be the mark of the religion.

To tie my story in with those details I decided that in the past Farnmir and Shee had brought down the High Priest but now Shee was working with the Zealots for her own financial gain. The character of Scri Oscuro has a name made up from 'scry' meaning to predict the future using a crystal ball and 'oscuro' which means dark or obscure in Italian and Spanish (like in chiaroscuro). After being informed the Zealots were after her Farnmir then questions Nyrat Agira after noticing her tattoo. The details of their fight outside the nightclub were altered a little but the result is the same.


In the following years Shee took on many Imperial contracts. Farnmir despised the Empire's rule and aided the Rebels. Years later Cian was delighted at the opportunity to hunt down her former partner. She tracked Farnmir to Nar Shaddaa where the two former friends engaged in single combat. This time Kalyn made no errors and Cian paid for her betrayal with her life.

Looking back it seems a bit obvious to say "bad lady worked for Empire, good lady worked for Rebels" but it doesn't need to be taken that literally since they undoubtedly did other work too. Farnmir simply did nothing to aid the Empire but helped the Rebels when she could whereas Shee had no qualms about who she worked for.

There's no reason for their final fight to be on Nar Shaddaa apart from it seemed like a bounty hunterish place to set it. Since loyalty meant everything to Kalyn, she was still bearing a grudge years later and motivated by revenge.


For Romeo Treblanc there is considerably less to say. I was the 'co-author' of the story but that might be overstating it. Aside from the name (an anagram of Robert Coleman) the only part which is mine is the idea that the podrace spectator in Jabba's viewing box in Ep I (also played by Rob Coleman) was the same character. The actual winning story was the work of Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi with that one idea of mine worked into it. The relevant paragraph from my story went:

In his younger days Treblanc enjoyed regular jaunts around the Outer Rim, indulging his passion for gambling and soaking up the vibrant local color. In contrast to his staid upbringing he was an immense fan of the speed and brutality of podracing and he enthusiastically followed the tournaments. He was often a guest of underworld kingpins such as Jabba the Hutt, eager as they were to insinuate themselves into new markets.


So it was a while in coming but I hope this was informative in some small way.