Haydel Goravvus

Haydel Goravvus was a male part-Human, part-Hamadryas businessman who went on to become the first Republic Senator for the planet Taris and gained fame as the leader of the Taris Resistance against Mandalorian invaders in 3964 BBY. Coming from humble beginnings, Goravvus spent his early years working in a Lhosan Industries factory in Taris' Lower City, where he was recognized for his ruthless cunning and sent on the fast track to management. Goravvus eventually became one of Lhosan's chief hatchet men, making under-the-table deals all across the galaxy. His greatest con was getting Taris in the Republic, which he achieved with a series of strategic bribes in exchange for Taris' Senate seat. Surprisingly, however, when Goravvus took his place in the Senate, he became a changed man—finding himself more interested in helping his constituents than making money, Goravvus wound up becoming a selfless public servant who challenged the corrupt business interests that ruled Taris.

In 3964 BBY, the Mandalorian warrior clans, in the first grand strike of their nascent war with the Republic, sacked and besieged Taris. As the invaders easily took the Upper City, Goravvus—refusing to abandon his people—formed an armed resistance out of surviving law enforcement and armed civilians. Although he had no prior military experience, Goravvus and his Resistance managed to carve out a stronghold of several square blocks of the Lower City, despite overwhelming Mandalorian opposition, and soon aligned himself with the Hidden Beks, one of the strongest Lower City swoop gangs still holding out against the invaders. However, although Goravvus plotted to cripple the Mandalorians by killing chief siege engineer Cassus Fett, the Mandalorians hit the Resistance first in a devastating strike on their headquarters, sending the group scattering. Goravvus survived the attack, and although he initially still refused to leave Taris behind, he eventually made his way back to Republic space where he became known as a champion of refugees and those at risk from the war.

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