Unidentified marine biologist

An individual working as a marine biologist for the Galactic Empire was, at some point after the New Republic's formation in 4 ABY, in a bar on the planet Lazerian IV. While the marine biologist was there, a trader was attempting to speak to the other patrons in the bar about sea monsters he claimed to have seen—which were in actuality the sentient amphibious beings known as the Akwin—but was brushed off by most of those present.

When the trader met a group of travelers who believed him, he showed them a holoimage of an Akwin, informing them that he took it near an island off the coast of the continent Laz. The marine biologist overheard the conversation, and—having believed the trader—set out to the island to investigate.

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