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Kaskutal

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this Gotal was tested for admittance to the Jedi Order some six centuries before the Battle of Yavin. Unfortunately, due to his age and the shallow depth of his sensitivity to the Force, he was turned down for training by Jedi Knight Marus Timpel. He returned to Antar 4 and eventually became a successful businessbeing speciallizing in negotiations and intercessions. When Timpel arrived on Antar 4 several decades later, Kaskutal was initially reluctant to meet with him. His admiration for the Jedi won out, and he agreed to talk with Timpel. As Timpel began explaining his frustrations with the Jedi Order, Kaskutal became aware that Timpel was expressing many of his own opinions. After a series of meetings and discussions, they decided that it was time to establish a paramilitary group which supported the Jedi Knights but was not under the control of the Jedi Order. Kaskutal provided much of the initial funding, with which they founded the Antarian Rangers. The organization grew quickly, and managed to survive Timpel's untimely death. Kaskutal decided that it was time to retire from active duty, and took up a more administrative role, and helped the Rangers expand into more than fifty different systems.