Unidentified black marketeer

A black marketeer was making a deal by 3643 BBY. In order to ensure there was no foul play, they wanted a well-known person present to discourage troublemakers.

Around that year, an individual associated with one of the two opposing governments in the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire sent a companion of theirs to the black marketeer's deal. The unexpected presence of the companion, who fit the black mareteer's criteria of being well known, was enough to unnerve any potential troublemakers. As a result, the deal was a safe, albeit tense, event.

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