Corran Torrek

Corran Torrek, formerly known as Neff Tranex, was a former Rebel Alliance and, later, New Republic Intelligence agent. Following his official retirement, he continued to serve the New Republic as the owner of the Coruscant-based *Starstruck Resort*; a combined hotel, restaurant, and casino that catered to the high-end clientele that Coruscant often drew, and a front for a range of sanctioned activities relating to the criminal realm.

## History

Corran was born in 24 BBY, although there is little recorded information about his early life.

### Intelligence Service

By 3 BBY, Corran Torrek, known as Neff Tranex at the time, was already involved in the Rebel Alliance's intelligence gathering branch, becoming a handler for fellow agent Eliza Brello on her long term operation gathering intelligence from an Imperial Naval Intelligence officer. Following Brello's reassignment after surviving an attempt on her life, Torrek would continue to feed her information as she formed a small Rebel strike unit after the Battle of Yavin.

Corran would continue to serve in Alliance Intelligence and later it's New Republic replacement until 11 ABY, where he would go into an early retirement following Brello's death, arranged by then-Commodore Anders Hadrid, at the hands of an Imperial assassin in response to the discovery that she had survived the first attempt on her life.

It was implied but not confirmed that he was a so-called "23er", a survivor of exactly twenty field assignments who was then forced into retirement, although how this fits in with his continued service remains unclear.

### Starstruck

Following his retirement, Corran Torrek would begin to use his experience and connections gained during his time with Intelligence to build an equally profitable and useful venture that would become the Starstruck Resort, a Coruscant-based hotel, casino, and restaurant suited for the elites that the city planet attracted, doubling as a front for a range of illegal operations ranging from black market dealing, harboring and aiding criminals, and the skillful creation of fake identities. This operation would later be sanctioned by the New Republic to keep a presence in an otherwise difficult area and to aid in current and future intelligence gathering operations.

Somewhere in this time, he met Owen Devis, Eliza's son and a Jedi Knight, as the latter tried to uncover the cause of his mother's death. Taking an interest in him, Corran guided the Jedi toward the truth, all but telling the Jedi himself what had led to his fellow agent's death. Following this unofficial investigation, Torrek's interest led him to began to help Owen where possible, and to introduce him to the scope of his operation.

### Post-evacuation

Following the New Republic's Evacuation of Coruscant, Corran stayed behind on Coruscant to maintain his operation under Mandalorian control. Still an NRI asset, he was forced to rein in his operation to a slower, more manageable pace to prevent discovery.

## Appearance

Having now-slightly graying brown hair and blue eyes, Corran's facial structure was once described by a colleague as fitting for a holodrama detective, which was not at all ideal for a man trying to be indistinguishable.

## Equipment

While with Intelligence, Corran made use of a number of small, concealable weapons that could be easily carried and disposed of if necessary, sometimes to the extent of hiding weapons in seemingly innocuous items to get past security checks. Once he began to settle down, however, he began to change his collection to include an X-30 "Lancer" target pistol, primarily chosen for its acceptability, supported by a small holdout blaster concealed on his person. An encrypted comlink to communicate with those he employed, such as security, rounded off the typical list of items that he carried in a day.

To fit the role of a Coruscanti businessman, Torrek was often seen wearing a classy, but relaxed, custom made suit to better fit in with many of his legitimate clients.