Spang Spang was a Human male starship engineer . He owned and operated Spang ' s , a repair bay which was located on the " Tanquilla Beach " shadowport in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Regarded as a genius engineer , his services modifying and repairing vessels were in great demand by the various individuals who frequented " Tanquilla Beach " , and he had a waiting list several months long . Spang was responsible for acquiring and installing " Tanquilla Beach " defensive weaponry , and was a solid ally of Bequesh , the station administrator . In 8 ABY , his granddaughter , Fia , supervised the engine refit of the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " with Spang ' s blessing as he was too busy to work on the vessel himself . Biography . Spang , a Human male , was a starship engineer who owned and operated a repair bay on the " Tanquilla Beach " shadowport in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . The repair bay , known as Spang ' s , was the largest on the station , and was capable of modifying and repairing capital ships . His repair bay was regarded as the best on the station , and he was acknowledged as a master of his craft , known for his first rate work , ability to seemingly work miracles , and devise ingenious modifications . It was rumored that Spang had access to Imperial Research and Development projects , but he never elaborated on such claims . Spang was an ally of Bequesh , the administrator of " Tanquilla Beach " ; Spang had procured and installed the station ' s impressive defensive array of turbolasers , ion cannons , and tractor beam projectors from Imperial shipyards . Over the years , many individuals had tried to oust Spang from his prime spot on the station . However , what many did not realize was that interfering with Spang drew Bequesh ' s attention , and he did not take kindly to anyone messing with Spang . Spang , for his part , had no need to justify his usefulness to " Tanquilla Beach " ; he invariably had a waiting list of ships several months long waiting for his services . Spang was also friends and drinking buddies with ConJob , an information broker who doubled as a florist . In 8 ABY , Spang ' s granddaughter , Fia , came to " Tanquilla Beach " to intern with him . Fia , a recent graduate of Corellia University ' s School of Starship Engineering , was a natural and talented hypernautics engineer in her own right . He agreed to let her stay on the station , but was privately worried that her staying on the station was not a good idea . Months after Fia ' s arrival , the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " arrived at the shadowport seeking repairs to the vessel ' s hyperdrive , which had been damaged by a combination of sabotage and combat in the nearby Shintel system . Spang ' s repair bay was the only facility on the station capable of conducting the repairs , but as Spang was extremely busy , he was unable to assist the " FarStar " , and even refused to meet with the command crew to discuss terms . However , his friend ConJob persuaded Spang to help them out — ConJob had lived on the planet Siluria III and his family had been killed during the Imperial occupation . The current commander of the " FarStar " was Kaiya Adrimetrum , who had led the resistance against the Empire . Spang agreed to let Fia oversee the repairs and refit for a fee of 50 , 000 credits . Fia overhauled the " FarStar " engines , and found evidence of programming trapdoors embedded in the corvette ' s systems which had allowed the vessel to be sabotaged at Shintel . The trapdoors had been put there by Imperial Moff Kentor Sarne , the former owner of the vessel . Sarne had intended the corvette to perform special missions for him , and took precautions to safeguard the vessel in case a commanding officer attempted to steal the ship or subvert Sarne ' s authority . Fia was confident that she could remove the programming trapdoors in the engineering systems , but admitted that she did not have enough technical knowledge to search the rest of the ship for more . Spang , while stopping in to see how Fia was coping , noted that the work was similar to some he had seen on Pembric II . He advised Captain Adrimetrum that if she wanted to avoid any more trouble with booby trapped circuitry , then she should travel to Pembric II and find Breslin Drake . Drake had contacts all over Pembric II , and would be able to find someone to help her solve the technical problems on the ship . Personality and traits . Spang was a short , old man with a cheerful disposition and a beaming smile . He was extremely protective of his granddaughter , Fia , and worried that " Tanquilla Beach " was not the right place for her to work in . An engineering genius , Spang was in high demand by the patrons of " Tanquilla Beach " to repair and modify their vessels , and had a tendency to get lost in his work . When the " FarStar " arrived at the station , Spang was so busy that he refused to see their representatives , and had to be convinced to help the New Republic vessel by his friend , ConJob . He was well acquainted with the running of " Tanquilla Beach " due to his association with Bequesh , and was fully capable of running a successful starship repair and modification business for many years . He had knowledge of several languages , and was able to determine the value of useful items . Spang was trained to fly capital ships and space transports , and could repair most types of starships , including large vessels , personal transports and freighters , and starfighters . He could also repair starfighter weaponry , and program and repair computers . He was generally clad in greasy trousers and a shirt , with a tool - filled workbelt around his waist . He carried a datapad and comlink . Behind the scenes . Spang appeared in " Shintel Downtime " , the fourth RPG adventure in " The DarkStryder Campaign " by West End Games which was written by Paul Sudlow and published in 1995 . Spang charges the players 50 , 000 credits for the engine repair , although he can be talked down to 45 , 000 if the players are members of the Corellian Merchants ' Guild . Spang was later namechecked in West End Games ' " Platt ' s Smugglers Guide " , published in 1997 .