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Figg, Ecclessis

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this human was a well-known Corellian, famous for his deep-space explorations and wild inventions. As a young man, Ecclessis served on a number of starships, taking on any job, from steward to mechanic. On one of his expeditions, he discovered the planet Bespin's concentration of tibanna gas. Other gases were also discovered, and he began making plans to mine it. His initial plans called for a large amount of credit, but he lacked the necessary funds to begin. While working as a steward on an Alderaanian yacht, he managed to save the life of a young woman named Yarith. He successfully wooed and married Yarith, and convinced her family to invest in his proposed plans. Over the duration of their marriage, Figg's investments returned a ten-fold profit on her money, as the Outer Javin Company grew and expanded at a tremendous rate. His first Bespin mining colony, the Floating Home, was the start of a number of floating settlements to be erected in the clouds of Bespin, and spurred Figg to create Cloud City. His wife was the primary source for many of the architectural styles, drawing from the styles used on her homeworld of Alderaan. Ecclessis Figg was considered a pioneer during his life, with an amazing record of forging hyperspace routes through the Greater Javin where it was believed no pathways existed. After gaining alliances with the Lutrillians and the Nothoiin, Figg began working to expand the knowledge of Mugaari Space, exploring all the way to the Mid Rim and creating the region that would become the Javin Sector. His work in developing routes from Lutrillia to Darlyn Boda, as well as linking the Corellian Trade Spine at Isde Naha to the Nothoiin Corridor, opened up a wealth of trade opportunities for the Outer Javin Company. The Old Republic even briefly considered using his name to denote a new sector in the Greater Javin, but historical precedent required them to name the area as the Anoat Sector.