Chancey Yarrow

Chancey Yarrow was a female human scientist, trader, and pirate who lived during the High Republic Era. An expert on theoretical hyperspace physics, Chancey was expelled from the Academy of Carida just before earning her doctorate after it was discovered she had lied about using research funds to try and build a gravity well projector. Subsequently, Chancey became a hauler for the Byne Guild, having a daughter, Sylvestri, during this time. She developed connections to the Nihil Tempest Runner Lourna Dee and the powerful Graf family, who gave her a chance to work on the Gravity's Heart space station in the Berenge sector. With the hopes of achieving her dream project, Chancey faked her own death to work on the Gravity's Heart in secret, leaving her daughter Sylvestri to believe she had been killed by Nihil raiders.

Yarrow organized the Lastelle Collective and petitioned for a deregulation and opening of private hyperspace lanes. Following the destruction of the Gravity's Heart, the Grafs prepared Yarrow a laboratory in the Hynestian sector. In exchange, Yarrow promised the Grafs an information broker, who turned out to be a young member of the Nihil named Nan.

Yarrow and Nan were eventually captured and taken to the Starlight Beacon, where they were imprisoned by the Jedi. During the Nihil's sabotage of the station, she was freed alongside Nan. She realized that the station was plummeting into Eiram's atmosphere and attempted to repair the positional thrusters. The scientist was discovered by Elzar Mann, who mistook her for a Nihil saboteur and bisected her with his lightsaber.

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