Grov Bricker Grov Bricker was a Human male who worked as a Corellian pirate , and was once captured by Hapan s . He wrote a memoir of the incident , titled " " , which became a bestseller for several months . Biography . Early life . Not much is known about Bricker ' s early life , though it was widely known that he was born and raised on Corellia . During his years as an adult , he decided to become a pirate , and gained ownership of the " Mourning Glory " ; a ship that for the most part , outclassed the average smuggler ship , but was nothing more than that . Bricker was able to gain a crew during his years with the " Mourning Glory " , including a Twi ' lek engineer named Xanai Sowan that he enjoyed the company . Nobody though , was as reliable as Kalen Naal ; Bricker ' s First Mate , one of his closer friends , but secretly the Hapan Prince , Isolder . Capture by Hapes . Not long before the first Death Star exploded , Kalen and Bricker decided to take a daring shortcut through the Hapes Cluster on one of their trips . As a result , their ship was pulled out in the Transitory Mists . Worried , Bricker was unsure about the Mists , but Kalen reassured him that there was nothing to worry about . He explained to Bricker that there were no mines , and that the Hapan Queen , Ta ' a Chume , never left Hapes itself . He checked his astromech droid , Arf , on information about the cluster , but only found that Ta ' a Chume lived and ruled the Hapes Cluster . Much to Bricker ' s horror , they had been stopped right in front of " Star Home " , the Queen Mother ' s personal transport . Amazed by the sheer size of the ship , he barely noticed that the " Mourning Glory " was in " Star Home ' s " tractor beam . Bricker wanted to prepare the crew and attempt to fight , wanting to do something due to the torture stories he heard , though Kalen had told them they were fiction . Kalen , however , told him that they wouldn ' t kill a Hapan due to the limited gene pool , and that he should decoy himself as the ship ' s captain , due to his knowledge of the Hapan language . The " Mourning Glory " then entered " Star Home " ' s hangar through its massive underbelly . With the help of Xanai , Bricker explained the situation to his crew . Thanks to Kalen ' s negotiations with the Hapans , violence was avoided , though Bricker and Kalen were taken onto the " Star Home " itself . The crew was unharmed , and confined to the ship . After a long walk where they were led in the dark , silent , they met Ta ' a Chume herself . She placed them under her command , and Bricker and Kalen were to be soon interrogated . Though at first they were allowed a lot of freedom onboard " Star Home " , Bricker and Kalen left the huge ship in chains . Their crew were placed onto one of Hape ' s prison moons , and the captain and first mate soon found themselves in a dungeon beneath the Fountain Palace . Bricker tried desperately to break free without success , and soon enough Ta ' a Chume began interrogating Kalen , without acknowledging Bricker ' s presence . After failing to find Isolder ' s location from Kalen , she sentenced both Bricker and Kalen to death , much to Bricker ' s chagrin . He tried to bargain with the Queen Mother , who continued to ignore his pleas . They were moved to an amphitheater for the execution , which was to be made public among the women of Hapes , though no men attended . There , Ta ' a Chume announced false crimes to the crowd , stating that Bricker and Kalen had violated Hapan borders multiple times , taken Hapan women as slaves , and refused to take justice for their crimes . She stated them as enemies of the state , though all they had done was enter Hapan territory . Though they were allowed to beg for mercy , and Kalen tried to explain the situation , though they did not listen . Bricker tried as well , but made a bad attempt to do so . Before the executioner fired the Gun of Command , the traditional way of executing a man , Lady Elliar interfered , gave Kalen a second Gun of Command , and shot Ta ' a Chume . He ordered her to release Bricker and the crew , much to Bricker ' s relief , and revealed to him to that he was Isolder . Ta ' a Chume quickly recovered , and convinced Isolder to return home , as the Chume ' da . Bricker was then given his ship and crew back by Ta ' a Chume under very strict conditions . Aftermath . Released from Hapan custody , Ta ' a Chume thanked Bricker for unknowingly helping her return Isolder to her , and gave him mercy . However , Bricker was never to return to the Hapes cluster again , or his life was forfeit . He was then escorted out of Hapes with his crew by a Hapan Battle Dragon , though he tried to push Ta ' a Chume into giving him a first mate , a deal she refused . Though he pitied and envied his old friend , Bricker really just wanted to get off Hapes and get a Gun of Command . After he returned to his ship , Bricker published a memoir of the events that occurred . He titled it : " " . He used his story to popularize the " Amazon " image of the Hapans . Due to its lavish details and its Amazonian image , this memoir quickly became a bestseller , though many claimed not to own it . This story helped Bricker to become well - known , and more importantly , Bricker gave people factual information about the Hapans . Personality and traits . Bricker acted somewhat Corellian ; cocky , never played by the odds , but also acted like a captain , and very often feared for his life and that of his crew . He was very easily angered when his life was in jeopardy , and was even more angered when somebody endangered his . He enjoyed women ' s company , especially that of Xanai and other Twi ' leks as well . Bricker was very optimistic by nature , but in the most dangerous of the situations , he realized how much trouble he was in and how it would become very hard to get out of . Because of this , he tried his best ( though he did a very poor job of this ) to get himself out of danger in anyway possible . Behind the scenes . The character of Grov Bricker was developed by Cory J . Herndon for the 4 - part story , " " , on wizards . com .