Snoova

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**Snoova** was removed from Wookiee society and faced the death penalty on his home of Kashyyyk, due his violating the Wookiee injunction against the use of his species' natural claws for violence. Snoova escaped Kashyyyk as an outlaw and largely avoided other Wookiees. He turned to a life as a bounty hunter and a mercenary which for a Wookiee is an unusual profession. Because Wookiees were an enslaved species under the regime of the Galactic Empire, Snoova specifically pursued bounties posted by the dominant galactic government and with his successes he gained such renown that he was able to travel through the Empire with impunity, and his identification datawork was altered to name him as his own master.

Along with his natural brownfur splotched with black, he cut his head-hair into a flat-topped spacer's style. He wore a monocle ocular enhancer over his right eye, a piece of equipment he had surgically rooted in his eye socket when he lost his right eye in pursuit of a target. Snoova preferred to work alone, but he occasionally teamed up with associates from the Black Sun criminal organizations, as well as with fellow bounty hunters. Snoova's temper and violent tendencies earned him a reputation as dangerous among the galaxy's criminal underworld. Although the bounty hunter knew how to ingratiate himself with clients, he regularly treated his prey with rough-edged contempt.

## Biography

### Career as a Hunter

#### Age of the Empire

**Snoova** was a native of the planet Kashyyyk, homeworld of the Wookiee species to which he belonged. He escaped from the planet for unknown reasons with rumors suggested that he had gotten into a fight with a family member over the affections of a Wookiee female. The story held that in the altercation, Snoova attacked and maimed his rival with his climbing claws, a capital offense in Wookiee society, and earned himself the designation of "Madclaw". Snoova was forced to flee to avoid the death mark placed on his head, and for the remainder of his life, he lived as an exile from Wookiee society. Snoova took to mercenary stints as he made his way in the galaxy. He worked for a time as an indentured servant to a small-time crime boss and as soon as his contract expired, though, Snoova moved on to bigger pursuits. The Wookiee eventually picked up bounty hunting, an unusual line of work for a Wookiee at the time. As the Galactic Civil War raged throughout the galaxy, Snoova's species was enslaved by the Galactic Empire; therefore, Snoova relegated himself to Imperial space and pursued bounties posted by the Empire. Such practices afforded him freedom of movement in spite of his species' enslavement—indeed, although he was technically a slave, his identification datawork showed him as his own master.

At some point, Snoova lost an eye in pursuit of a bounty. He had it replaced with a monocle ocular enhancer eye patch that he had previously worn as a hunting aid. After the surgery, the device connected to cybernetics hidden in his right eye socket. Although he preferred to operate alone, Snoova worked with various criminal organizations and partnered with fellow bounty hunters and mercenaries from time to time. At some point, Snoova worked for or with a mercenary organization that provided security and paramilitary support to high-ranking clients. The Wookiee participated in a skirmish alongside the group's leader, a rogue ARC Trooper, as well as another Wookiee while defending a Sullustan executive from a squad of assassins. An image captured from the fight made its way to an Imperial intelligence agent, who filed a report on the group with the Empire. A few months after the Battle of Yavin, an officer of the Imperial Security Bureau included the report and image in his dossier on various underworld figures. Although pictured, Snoova was not named in the document. At some point, Snoova worked as a mercenary for the Black Sun criminal syndicate. By three years into the Galactic Civil War, Snoova was well-known, his fame such that he was perhaps the most famous Wookiee bounty hunter in the galaxy.

## Abilities

**Weapons Expert:** Snoova was a skilled fighter, competent with the bowcasters typically preferred by his species but equally adept with a blaster; he had additional skill and training in the use of repeating blasters. Snoova was proficient in the use of melee weapons and blaster rifles, the latter class of weaponry he wielded with brute force and little concern for finesse. Streetwise and savvy, Snoova was able to navigate the galaxy's criminal underworld with ease. He was skilled at spotting hidden quarries and was also skilled in stealth himself. Snoova was capable of stealthily shadowing a target, but his preference for brute force over subtle means manifested in his favored weapons including a vibro-ax, heavy blaster rifle, blaster rifle, light repeating blaster, and grenade. He often wore an ammunition bandoleer. Snoova was equally comfortable shredding his opponents with his climbing claws. The Wookiee had a penchant for intimidation. He was capable of flying starships and repulsorlift vehicles, and he had good endurance and the skill to cope with survival situations.

## Equipment

### Cybernetics

**Cybernetic Eye:** The Wookiee often made use of a removable device that featured a monocle ocular enhancer that afforded him low-light vision and enhanced visual acuity. After an accident cost the Wookiee his eye, Snoova made the rig a permanent feature when he had it installed as a cybernetic eye patch in his right eye socket. Other equipment the Wookiee carried included a medpac, satchel, binders, comlink, and datapad.