The Balmorran Palace Affair: The Summer Crow and Akaavi Spar

Celgo Zoiji had been through many adventures in his fifteen hundred year lifetime, but none was more memorable than acquiring the Summer Crow and befriending a Zabrak woman named Akaavi Spar. While carrying credits for a Republic weapon shipment, his ship was shot down and broken beyond repair by Sith fighters over Balmorra. After a day and a half of searching, he found the palace of K'rkola (ker-cola) the Hutt. Assuming the guise of a traveling merchant, Celgo showered the crime lord with jewels and trinkets found over the years. It was also in the palace he discovered the chief bodyguard: a Zabrak woman with demonic tattoos by the name of Akaavi Spar. Her skills were demonstrated when a squad of soldiers attempted to sack the palace. Combining brute strength and smooth form, she turned the four soldiers into broken whelps in a flash. This transfixed Celgo who had never seen a warrior with skill enough to rival his father. Then in gratitude for the extensive payment, K'rkola gave him the most advanced ship in his collection: the Summer Crow. Built by the most famous shipwrights it was equipped with the best parts available. Celgo went to accept his reward but soon discovered that there was another exactly like it except that its cargo hold was filled to the brim with every credit the crime lord had to his name. So in the dead of night, he sneaked into the hanger to try and steal the ship. To his surprise, he found Akaavi Spar guarding it. The two then engaged in vicious hand-to-hand combat, with Celgo blocking and dodging her attacks. When an opening finally appeared, Celgo used the Force to knock her out and carry her onto the Summer Crow. Before Akaavi awoke, he changed the memory of what happened to her soundly defeating him, but K'rkola forced them to leave. She asked why she was onboard the vessel, but Celgo said he didn't want her talents to go to waste and could use a fighter like her in his smuggling crew. Initially hesitant, Akaavi eventually warmed to him and they went on to become something more than just partners...