The Gand: Background

Name: Gand
Race: Gand
Sex: Male
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 177 lbs
Age: 21
Eyes: Black, Compound
Hair: N/A
Skin: Greenish Brown
Motivation: Family/Clan Honor
Career: Bounty Hunter
Specializations: Survivalist
The Gand

First Letter Home: Motivation

Dear Younger Brother Gand,

You are probably wondering why I left Gand for the galaxy at large. As I am sure you know, our clans unwillingness to track down slaves has always limited our contacts and influence. Our ancestors were, for the most part, content to be considered second rate by the other clans despite the fact that our findsmen were easily as good as theirs. There were always plenty of contacts to go around, however, so the clan was never in financial despair. Then the imperials came. With them they brought the newest in sensor and prison technology. Contracts quickly dried up and all but the most prestigious findsmen clans had to find new ways to support themselves. When I left it had been two years since we had received a single contact. I decided that the only way to save our traditions and honor was to prove to the galaxy that our clans techniques and abilities are second to none.

I have much more to tell you and will right again soon.

May the Mist Guide You,
Older Brother Gand

Second Letter Home: Oath

Dear Younger Brother Gand,

This Gand's family has some interesting quirks that make it unique. As a shaman, this Gand is responsible for holding them up. First, Honor the Mist. There are certain obligations and rituals this Gand must uphold, including carrying a pendant of The Mist when off planet. The Mist permeates the entire galaxy, but is strongest and thickest on Gand. Second, All Gand Belong to the Mist. This Gand's Clan does not support slavery and does not take slavery contracts. Third, Compassion Shows Mastery. Even when a contract allows the killing of the target, this clan prefers to take them alive. The successful execution of the task is more difficult, but shows greater mastery of the hunt.

When I write next time, I will tell you about my first misstep in the wider galaxy.

May the Mist Guide You,
Older Brother Gand

Third Letter Home: Debt

Dear Younger Brother Gand,

When this Gand was getting started, this Gand needed some credits to buy equipment and get further than the orbital space station around Gand. While on the space station, this Gand met a businessman Gand that was willing to lend this Gand some credits to get things going. I managed to get the equipment and get off world but soon discovered the unfavorable conditions of the loan. The Gand businessman was really a Gand loan shark. Now this Gand is stuck paying off a loan for far more than the credits received.

Not this Gand's best moment, but things improve in the future.

May the Mist Guide You,
Older Brother Gand

Fourth Letter Home: Background

Dear Younger Brother Gand,

Most of what follows Younger Brother Gand probably already knows. Some of it is Older Brother Gand and Younger Brother Gand's shared history, some Younger Brother Gand was old enough to remember, and the rest Younger Brother Gand has probably heard from talk around the family. Older Brother Gand wanted to tell Younger Brother Gand the story from this Gand's perspective so Younger Brother Gand could further understand this Gand's thinking.

As Younger Brother Gand is aware, the clan this Gand and Younger Brother Gand were raised in was this Gand and Younger Brother Gand's father's clan. Father Gand was a findsman as Father Gand's father was before him, and Father Gand's Father's father was before him. Mother Gand, on the other hand, was an heir to a major mining corporation. While Mother Gand showed great promise as a manager, Mother Gand clashed with Mother Gand's parents over the use of slave labor. There was a major movement against slave labor in the city at the time and both Mother Gand and Father Gand were involved. The mist guided Mother Gand and Father Gand towards a meeting, and a romance immediately blossomed. The movement failed and dissolved soon after, but Mother Gand"s and Father Gand's relationship did not. Not long after that, Mother Gand informed her parents that when Mother Gand took over the company, Mother Gand would end the use of slave labor by the company. There was a big blow out fight, and a few days later, Mother Gand's parents informed Mother Gand that the company would be left to Mother Gand's far less competent Younger Brother Gand. Mother Gand left Mother Gand's family, and Mother Gand and Father Gand were quickly wed. Mother Gand decided to take up being a findsman to work with Father Gand, and Mother Gand quickly picked up the skills. Both Mother Gand and Father Gand showed great ability to read the Mist and rose to prominence in the clan. A few years later, Mother Gand became pregnant with Younger Brother Gand's Older Brother Gand.

After a brief hiatus for Older Brother's birth, Mother Gand and Father Gand returned to work. Like Younger Brother Gand, Older Brother Gand was mostly raised by the clan. From a young age, Older Brother Gand was trained to be a findsman. Older Brother Gand showed average ability as a findsman and was unable to speak with the Mist. Father Gand and Mother Gand said the Mist showed images of this Gand speaking with the Mist in the future. Mother Gand and Father Gand told this Gand to be patient, and in the meantime, Younger Brother Gand was born and put on the same path this Gand was as a child. When Mother Gand and Father Gand returned to work, this Gand was allowed to work with Mother Gand and Father Gand. It was during this time that the Empire seized Gand.

With the empire's new technology, there were less escapee's, and scanners and speeders could quickly recapture the ones there were. The jobs that still required findsmen were fewer and fewer. As a young, inexperienced findsman, Big Brother Gand was unable to find work. With the clans blessing, Big Brother Gand decided to take the clan's skills and strike out into the galaxy. Unfortunately, with the clan almost out of work, they could not afford to fund the beginnings of this Gand's adventure. As a result this Gand ended up borrowing the money from a Gand on the space station. Younger Brother Gand knows how that turned out. After a few small jobs, this Gand finally got this Gand's first big break. That is a story for another time, however.

This Gand hopes to hear from Younger Brother Gand soon.

May the Mist Guide You,
Older Brother Gand