Sarkkin

Sarkkin was a male Wookiee explorer active by the time the Yuuzhan Vong War broke out in 25 ABY. Partnered with Panha, Sarkkin and his companion explored the edge of the galaxy aboard their starship the Pythea, acting as the vessel's only crewmembers. When, in the first months of the year, Sarkkin received a transmission from an unknown source, he and Panha were surprised to discover a warning from an individual of a race brought almost to extinction by the invasion of a powerful species known as the Yuuzhan Vong. The two explorers discovered that they were in the path of an approaching Yuuzhan Vong fleet and together they rushed to the nearby world of Artorias in order to warn the inhabitants of the planet of the threat they faced.

As Sarkkin and Panha raced the Pythea toward Artorias and desperately attempted to communicate with the inhabitants of the planet, the two explorers realized that to boost power to communications system and have a chance of forewarning the planet, they would have to sacrifice their chances of escaping the clutches of the Yuuzhan Vong. Just as Panha delivered the warning to Artorias, the Yuuzhan Vong boarded the Pythea and Sarkkin and his companion were forced to defend themselves. Although the two explorers defeated the entire boarding party, Sarkkin was severely wounded in the attack. Rather than face capture at the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong, Sarkkin and Panha agreed to ram an approaching Yuuzhan Vong cruiser. The Wookiee explorer died on the Pythea as it exploded against the cruiser's prow.

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