Zarandro Vykas Zarandro Vykas was the brother of Zardra Vykas and a drug addict . He worked as an intergalactic criminal with his sister , traveling the galaxy in her ship , a modified YT - 1300 freighter called the " Firebrand " . Biography . Early life . Zarandro was born into a well - to - do family that let him have anything and everything that he wanted . As he grew older he and his sister Zardra did almost everything together , from sports and taking the same classes to spending their leisure time together . Though he had everything he wanted , Zarandro was boring with his life , his friends , and the parents that supplied his every want . Despite this fact , he and his sister were viewed well by their friends . However , Zarandro ' s lifestyle led him to be addicted to slumm , a type of stimulant , that helped in in sporting events , but had to side effect of leaving him exhausted afterwards . When he realized he was addicted to slumm he went to his Balosar drug dealer for help instead of his sister or his parents . The Balosar gave him a form of spice that took care of his addiction to slumm , but left him with a greater addiction to the new drug . With this new drug in his system , Zarandro ' s reflexes were improved which helped him in his training in martial arts . Criminal career . After he had overcome his addiction to slumm , Zarandro ' s sister , Zardra thought of a bold scheme that would give them both a way to overcome the boredom with their lives that they shared . Her plan was to become criminals traveling from planet to planet on her starship the " Firebrand " committing small crimes with little danger to give them some excitement . The siblings the rushed ahead into the scheme with enthusiasm , traveling the Core Worlds , Colonies , and to a lesser degree the Inner Rim committing various small crimes along the way . Whenever the duo would enter a cantina they frequented , Zarandro would brag about their latest crime and he would quickly spend whatever money he had gained . Personality and traits . Zarandro Vykas was a man of average height with a rather thin , but athletic , build . He always kept his black hair short and styled in accordance with the latest fashions . His addictions caused him to have pale skin and dark circles around his eyes and also caused him to tremble and sweat almost all the time . He usually wore nice , fashionable clothes and walked with the bearing of an important person . When he and his sister went to a planet to commit a crime , Zarandro would take a pair of combat gloves and a small hold - out blaster . Even though he carried a blaster , he preferred to fight using martial arts , and only used the blaster when he could not reach his opponent with his fists . Even when he did use the blaster he always used the stun setting , because it was not in his nature to harm anyone permanently . The only reason Zarandro was a criminal was because of his boredom with his life and his desire for excitement . His sister and he did not need money and did not like hurting people , but they did like the thrill , which caused them to be wanted for various crimes by the authorities . Behind the scenes . Zarandro ' s first appearance was in the Wizards of the Coast ' a Star Wars Roleplaying Game sourcebook " Ultimate Adversaries " as one of the named villains in the first chapter of the book . In " Ultimate Adversaries " , " spice " was misspelled " spite " in one place but the rest of the section made it clear that it was meant to read " spice " .