Malanx, Cev
this smuggler was also a contact of the New Republic. Malanx grew up in the spacing business with his father, who took his young son everywhere in the Mid Rim Territories. When his father had decided Cev was old enough to be on his own, he sent the young man off in a battered Ghtroc freighter to the Outer Rim. Cev never returned, having been stranded at Gelgelar Free Port. There he met Regec Sloom, and the two decided to team up and ply the spacelanes together. Cev was unaware of Sloom's trouble with the Empire, and spent much of their time avoiding Imperial entanglements. However, they worked in Corva Sector just long enough to save a few credits and get back to the Mid Rim. After helping New Republic agents discover the whereabouts of Mers Ulcane, Malanx and Sloom fled for the Core Worlds.