Crew of the Coward Fynock

A graffiti drawing associated with the crew.

> “The lady’s got retractable turret compartments, five hunkin’ ion drives, and a cargo load you could fill till it’s bursting out the sides. It can come into a fight as hard as a fynock, and slip away just as quick. Wait…”
>
> - Pac Vempos, presumably before coming up with a certain name.

**The Crew of the Coward Fynock**, also going by the names of the "Fynock Crew" and "Drunken Fynock", is a smuggling organization founded by Pac Vempos.

After the destruction of the second crew he had joined, Vempos decided that he would work on his own terms, and thus, he handpicked a crew of mis-matched miscreants, scoundrels, slicers, fighters, and other men and women holding various occupations. The first ship that they would operate out of would be a C-ROC Gozanti dubbed the "Coward Fynock" by the crew. Over time, they would begin to associate themselves with this name.

Despite it's intentionally misleading name, the crew has achieved feats almost unheard of for an outfit as unorganized as them. They've stolen lightsabers, ancient force relics, republic artifacts, and jewelry items all worth different amounts of money. Most of all, they've built themselves in the underworld as one of the best choices an employer could get if they needed to smuggle anything, to anywhere.

## **Shipyard**

Over the course of the crew's history, they have come into ownership of many different ships, to which they tend to as they operate on them. Below is a list of ships that are or have been in ownership by the crew. Unused ships are stored in an undisclosed location on Numidian Prime, which serves as both a hideout and repair spot for the crew.

### **C-ROC Gozanti-class Light Freighter, the "Coward Fynock" (Destroyed)**

   The Coward Fynock is a C-ROC Gozanti-class Light Cruiser. Its story begins on Ord Mantell where it sat in a shipyard about to be scrapped for parts. That was, until a certain smuggler walked into the place looking for a quick ship. That certain smuggler, known as the outlaw Pac Vempos, had lost his previous ship to a large hull breach caused by an intentional explosion. Initially, he was going to purchase a much smaller ship, that being an XS Stock Light freighter. The only thing that stopped the smuggler was the fact that the ship by that point was a couple centuries old design, and it was impossible to tell if it was a reproduction. His eyes turned towards the only other cargo-capable ship in the yard. It was much larger, and looked as if it definitely needed to be crewed by more than one person, although that wasn’t as much of a concern for Vempos. A haggle occurred and the ship was sold for 100,000 credits. The Fynock served the crew for years, until unfortunately meeting it's demise in the dune sea of Tatooine.

### **Baudo-class Star Yacht, "Fynock 2.0" (Main Ship)**

The Baudo-class Star Yacht, which has come into the possession of the Fynock crew by way of theft, is a yacht-class ship that has a reputation for ripping through hyperlanes with it's stock parts alone. The crew set it's eyes on the ship in the weeks following the destruction of the Gozanti. It was the prize ship of a participant of a race that took place in Coruscant's upper levels, with the local police being paid off by the holders of said race. They were able to knock out the owner of the ship, ironically coming out first when the relay began. Now, it sits as the current flagship of the Crew of the Coward Fynock. It is currently undergoing engineering and renovations to include additional cargo pylons on the bottom of the ship, as well as space for more armaments in it's hull. Without a name being unanimously decided among it's occupants, it is usually referred to as the "Fynock 2.0".

### **Star Tours StarSpeeder 1000, "Fightin' Beetle"**

The ‘Buzzin’ Beetle’, or better shortened as the ‘Beetle’, was a StarTours transport ship acquired by the Fynock crew in the months before the battle of Yavin IV. The idea to steal the ship was sprouted when the suggestion was made to use it as a means to get closer to a ‘real’ ship to steal after losing the C-ROC Fynock. Regardless, the crew was surprised to find that each ship was fitted with enough armament to classify it as a heavy starfighter, while having a shocking amount of maneuverability for a tourist ship. The plan was set, and the ship was stolen during a charter from Corellia to Coruscant.

The ship was promptly brought to the crew’s stash on Numidian Prime, given a new paint-job while leaving the star-tours insignia on the front as well as the addition of a couple of low-level modifications. Fitted with new transponder codes and a signal jammer, the ‘Beetle’ now sits itself as a peculiar addition to the small fleet of the Coward Fynock. Crew member Pac came up with the name after an engineering failure permanently caused the engine to have a distinctive buzzing sound.