#parwan

Khan Agha is from Parwan province. Father of 12 children, he lives with his two wives in the village of Turbedi in the province of Parwan. He lived for a long time in Pakistan, in the city of Peshawar. He was a carpet merchant there. He had fled Afghanistan on release from prison. where he had spent almost 4 years. He had been taken prisoner by the Soviets for having fought alongside Commander Massoud. Having returned to Afghanistan a few years ago, he likes to take care of his garden, and grows roses on a small piece of land. In his eyes, flowers are the symbol of life. He takes care of them as he takes care of his children.

(Team name and ship name/type undecided)

Ollio Moga: a Lurmen jedi trying to survive after Order 66. Even in these dark times he still tries his hardest to help others. He still harbors trauma both from the Order 66, and the killing of his master at the hands of his other student…

Nexa Torrin: a Thisspiasian inquisitor who betrayed her master, and her fellow student Ollio shortly before the end of the Clone Wars resulting in their master’s murder, though accidental it was. After an impromptu reunion, she was eventually convinced by Ollio to escape the Empire and join him and the rest of the crew. But despite her change of heart she still feels like the dark side is her chosen path. But that perhaps there’s more than one way to walk it…more than Palpatine’s way.

Arren Terask: Rodian captain and primary pilot of the ship. He was once a freight carrier for the Empire but wished for more beyond that. And it turns out becoming a getaway driver on threat of death was just the ticket to start going on the adventures he had always dreamed of. He’s remarkably positive and cheerful compared to the rest of the crew, both to their joy and chagrin.

Zontu Rodwell: Duros copilot of the team. Unlike Arren he wasn’t particularly excited about the idea of adventure, but unfortunately for him it found him and his coworker anyway. He often has to play the straight man to the antics of the others and keeps Arren’s imagination and delusions in check. Despite his grievances though he refuses to leave Arren’s side and will fight anyone who dares to harm him.

Bottle: A porg and the ship’s unofficial medic…seeing as none of the other members are. He carries around a backpack of medical supplies that the team can use in a pinch. In terms of personality he’s both cautious and curious as porgs tend to be. Arren and Khass are the ones who show him the most affection.

Biron Yorda: A shistavanen bounty hunter and the team’s weapon expert. He was the hunter who put a blaster to Arren’s head and told him to drive. He’s gruff and aggressive, and easily the quickest to draw his weapons of which there are many. But maybe deep down there’s a part of him that likes being part of the group.

Khass Rothaga: A kaleesh bounty hunter and muscle of the team. On the battlefield she’s easily the most terrifying of the group to fight and she’s a ruthless and brutal combatant. But outside of combat she’s one of the more lowkey members of the team. She never speaks and never takes off her mask, but compared to the other 2 hunters she’s more willing to make friends and help others. She was the one who convinced Biron and Yleeta to bring Ollio with them during a prison escape which ultimately led to him becoming a member of the team.

Yleeta: A jawa and the third and final of the three bounty hunters. Easily the most energetic of the three, her preferred style of combat is to rush in scatter gun blazing and cause as much chaos as possible. Although she does occasionally take he stealthier approach of disguising herself as a regular junk salesman jawa to bring people’s guards down. After all, nobody really thinks much of jawas anyway, and thats always their first mistake. She speaks basic more fluently than most expect a jawa to but still resorts to jawaese when calling people rude names.

Terazok Quay: A parwan that was hired by Zontu to be the ship’s onsite mechanic after it started breaking down more and more. He works alongside his astromech R7-25 and keeps the ship running smoothly. Though initially he was simply a hired mechanic, he eventually became integrated into the team itself (still at a price) and assists them in their crazy and dangerous adventures. Back during the clone wars he was at first a designer for the separatists before being fired after his first design was tested in battle…the hailfire droid…a droid that was ultimately too expensive and impractical to continue production (in his own words and heavy french accent “art is not SUPPOSED to be practical!”) He then defected to the republic as a simple mechanic for their gunships (though he continued to propose designs for them that were invariably turned down). And as a team member his penchant for cool but ultimately impractical weaponized vehicles continues with his giant mech that he does battle with whenever necessary.

R7-25: idk I haven’t thought about it much.

Obratuk Glii for for Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi by Cole Horton.

The Battle of Parwan, September 1221; This was Khwarezm-shah Jalal al-Din Mingburnu's victory over a Mongol army under Shigi Qutuqu, the adopted son/brother of Chinggis Khan. Jalal al-Din was a son of the late Khwarezm-shah Muhammad II, and had fled into what is now Afghanistan, rallying whoever he could for a resistance against the Mongols. After defeating a small vanguard force, Chinggis Khan ordered Shigi Qutuqu to bring Jalal al-Din to heel.

Jalal al-Din brought a substantially larger army than Shigi Qutuqu; according to Juvaini, one of our main sources for the battle, Jalal al-Din had 60-70,000 men compared to Shigi's 30,000. Jalal al-Din's army was of greatly varied background; Jalal al-Din commanded the centre, a mix of Khwarezmian and Ghuri troops; on his left wing, Amin Malik commanded a large Qipchaq contingent, and his right wind under Saif al-Din Ighraq was a host of Khalaj and Turkmen.

Despite the fact that much of the army usually fought from horseback, Jalal al-Din ordered them to fight dismounted. We might suspect this was the best way to reduce the chance of troops breaking rank to pursue the Mongols into feigned retreats, or to flee before them, while ensuring that his archer's had stable platforms with to pick their shots.

The battle took place over two days, with Jalal al-Din's men holding their ground; on the night of the first day, Shigi Qutuqu placed dummies on horseback in an effort to frighten the Khwarezmians into thinking Mongol reinforcements had arrived. The ploy nearly worked, but Jalal al-Din was made of sterner stuff and kept his commanders in line. Another fierce day of fighting followed, and Shigi Qutuqu sent an elite cavalry force to charge against the Khwarezmian left flank. Here, Jalal al-Din's archers, through volley after volley, broke the Mongol charge, and soon after Shigi Qutuqu took his army from the field.

I talk about Mongol heavy cavalry in the war against Khwarezm in my latest video:

It’s Gubacher and WAC-47′s dialogue from a deleted scene:

Gubacher - "I envy you soldiers. I always wanted to fight for the Republic, but for some reason though I—I never made the cut."

WAC-47 To QT-KT - "He should take a look in the mirror."

Wac, I think he knows why he didn’t make the cut. Judging by his uncomfortable stutter and the fact that he's rather smart. How would you feel if someone make fun of your dreams ?

Gubacher, you’re so cute and a little bit creepy. Hope to see you again, whenever that may be.