Trask Lucan Captain Trask Lucan was a Human male born on the planet Hyder . The son of a pilot , Lucan became a New Republic agent and scout during the Galactic Civil War . On the planet Glova , he was set up by the local governor Tegist Byrg and lost his ship , the " Lucan ' s Nightmare " . Unable to leave the planet , he stayed on Glova until he met a group of smugglers who were in a similar situation . With the aid of the New Republic ambassador Robet Makina , they attacked Byrg ' s headquarters in order to retrieve their ships . Biography . Trask Lucan was born on the planet Hyder . His father had been a pilot , and Lucan inherited his piloting skills . He flew his first solo flight at a very young age , and from that time onward he was always at the controls of a starship . When his father was shot down by the Galactic Empire after being suspected of smuggling , Lucan swore vengeance . At some point in his life , Lucan became a New Republic agent and obtained a ship and named it the " Lucan ' s Nightmare " . Acting as an advance scout for the New Republic , he arrived on the neutral planet Glova , where he was set up by the planetary governor Tegist Byrg , who had been secretly working for the Empire and who confiscated his ship . Stranded on the planet , and with only his heavy blaster pistol and vacuum suit left , Lucan kept his connections with the New Republic secret and was often found in the local cantinas posing as a mere tramp freighter pilot . In Borke ' s Cantina , he met a group of smugglers while they were looking for a way to get their ship out of the impound . Lucan later assisted them along with soldiers under the command of New Republic ambassador Robet Makina in a raid on Byrg ' s headquarters to reclaim their ships after it was revealed that the governor had connections with the Empire . Personality and traits . Trask Lucan stood 1 . 7 meters tall and was a strong , agile man with an athletic build , brown hair in a shaggy mop , and gray eyes . He usually dressed as a tramp freighter pilot . He was a gifted pilot , a skilled mechanic , and a knowledgeable person . He was especially fluent in astrography and the structure of space freighters . Lucan knew how to talk to people and sometimes was seen gambling . Trask was known for his optimism . He had a talent for acting , one that allowed him to play the part of a downtrodden ship captain , while in truth he was always quite happy with the way things had gone . Lucan was very brash and felt a strong enthusiasm for the New Republic , an enthusiasm matched only by his keenness for strong drink . Behind the scenes . Lucan ' s first and only appearance in the " Star Wars Legends " continuity is in " The Politics of Contraband " , an adventure for " " written by Bill Smith , published by West End Games in 1991 , and anthologized in " Classic Adventures : Volume 1 " . He serves as a non - player character who assists a party of players on their quest to reclaim their ship by capturing the planetary governor and who tries to get his own ship back as well . Since Tegist Byrg can either be captured or escape on Lucan ' s ship at the end of the adventure , Lucan can either get the " Lucan ' s Nightmare " back or let the players try to do so by following the governor . In the second option , however , the fate of the " Nightmare " remains uncertain , since the adventure ends as the players set off to find Byrg .