Slussen Urla - fir Kal Kethin - wa Canker Slussen Urla - fir Kal Kethin - wa Canker , also known as Canker the Red , His Venomous Grace , Keeper of Men and Killer of Foes , the Prince and First Son of Vorlag , Master Scion , or simply Slussen Canker , was a male Vorlaggn slaver during the Galactic Civil War . In 5 ABY , Slussen sheltered the former Imperial Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde ; who was wanted by the New Republic for war crimes including testing diseases on captive worlds . Biography . Slussen Canker was a Vorlaggn crime lord and slaver who resided in a volcanic fortress on the planet Vorlag . He kept slaves and several fearsome hroth - beast s . In 5 ABY , Slussen sheltered the former Imperial Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde , who was wanted by the New Republic for numerous war crimes particularly poison ing entire worlds . Slussen treated Gedde like a guest and pampered him with servants and spice to fuel his addiction . That year , Slussen ' s palace was infiltrated by a group of New Republic operatives consisting of Norra Wexley , the bounty hunter Jas Emari , the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus , and the New Republic Special Forces soldier Jom Barell . Prior to the mission , Emari infiltrated the palace a few days earlier to disable the crisscrossing laser portcullis . Unknown to the rest of Norra ' s team with the exception of Norra ' s son Temmin Wexley , Jas made a secret deal with Slussen and Vice Admiral Gedde . In return for betraying Norra ' s team , Slussen agreed to pay her a fifteen percent finder ' s fee . Gedde also agreed to pay Jas the Imperial bounty on Norra and her team . Unknown to Slussen and Gedde , this was merely a ruse by Jas to solicit funds to pay off her debts to Black Sun and other criminal groups . Jas was still loyal to Norra and her team and arranged for a metal key to be fitted around the neck of one of Slussen ' s hroth - beasts . Norra and her team managed to sneak into the hroth - beasts ' feeding pan only to be ambushed by Slussen , Gedde , and his henchmen . When Jom and Sinjir asked Slussen to surrender Gedde in return for leaving his palace , Slussen rejected their offer and revealed that he was working with Gedde . After Jas publicly claimed that she had double - crossed her team , Slussen ordered his guards to secure Norra and her team in cages . However , Norra and her team managed to escape with Jas ' connivance . They then kidnapped Gedde and escaped offworld on Emari ' s ship " Halo " , which was being pilot ed by Temmin . Personality and traits . As a Vorlaggn , Slussen Canker had skin crackled like char on fire - cooked meat . He also had fissures that emanated clear fluid and three hollow - set eye s . When Slussen spoke , his tongue s clicked and clucked ; causing his voice to sound wet and rheumy . As a crime lord , Slussen was involved in slavery and also sheltered the Imperial fugitive Perwin Gedde . He disliked intruders who breached his palace . While unscrupulous , Slussen maintained his agreement to shelter Gedde . He and Gedde were also deceived by Jas , who lulled them into believing that she was planning to double - cross her team . Behind the scenes . Slussen Canker first appeared as a minor antagonist in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second installment in .