Granik

Granik was a surly alien who worked as a dispatcher at Xanwan's freight kiosk on the planet Ferrix. In 5 BBY, he discussed a notice put out by the Preox-Morlana corporation with the kiosk's proprietor, Xanwan. The notice mentioned the world Kenari, which Garnik had not heard of. Xanwan looked up the planet and read out its record to Granik before interacting with the customer Cassian Andor.
==Biography==
Granik was a resident of the planet Ferrix who worked at Xanwan's freight kiosk, serving as a dispatcher for the human proprietor, Xanwan. While he and Xanwan were working behind the kiosk in 5 BBY,The events of take place in 5 BBY per the reasoning here. the pair discussed a notice put out by the Preox-Morlana corporation seeking a Kenari male for questioning as part of a murder inquiry. Granik had never heard of the world Kenari, so Xanwan began to look it up as the colleagues squabbled.
Cassian Andor, the man the corporation was searching for, approached the kiosk just as Xanwan pulled up information on Kenari, which the proprietor explained was a Mid Rim world that records said had been abandoned after a mining accident. After Xanwan told Granik that the corporation was not offering any reward, the alien moved further back into the building while Andor arranged with Xanwan to discreetly depart Ferrix for Tassar an hour later. Once Andor left the kiosk, Granik approached Xanwan again and annoyed him by bringing up a topic that the human told the alien to let go before Granik left him alone to stew.
Before Andor returned for the journey, Corporate Tactical Forces arrived on Ferrix searching for him, causing the local residents to begin sounding an alarm and clearing the streets. As Granik shouted, Xanwan closed shop and lowered the shutters of the kiosk. Andor soon came into conflict with the corporate forces but ultimately found another way off-world.
==Personality and traits==
Granik was a surly and diminutive alien with black eyes and brown skin. He used an alien language when speaking to Xanwan, although the human responded in basic.
==Equipment==
Granik wore a hooded brown outfit with black sleeves and a red jacket over it.
==Behind the scenes==
Granik was created for the Disney+ television series Andor, first appearing in the first season episode "That Would Be Me," which aired on September 21, 2022. The character's name was not spoken in the episode, but it was given in the subtitles and listed in the credits. He was portrayed by Kiran Shah, who previously worked on many Star Wars films.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Ferrix residents
Category:Individuals of unidentified species
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns