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Uwana Buyer

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The Uwana Buyer was a SoroSuub Corporation Luxury 5000 space yacht owned and operated by the Human smuggler chief Talon Karrde. Heavily modified by Karrde to suit his needs, the Uwana Buyer was the most extravagant and luxurious vessel in Karrde's fleet. He used it to impress potential clients whom he considered to be gullible enough to be amazed by wealth and riches, but rarely spent much time aboard himself, preferring to operate from aboard the Action VI transport Wild Karrde. Karrde operated the Uwana Buyer through the Galactic Civil War, and he employed it as an incentive for his associates; those who served him well were assigned to crew the yacht to take advantage of its comforts. In 8 ABY, Karrde and his Human second-in-command, Quelev Tapper, took the Uwana Buyer to the planet Varonat to investigate the operations of a Krish crime lord named Gamgalon. During the mission, Tapper was killed, and Karrde saved by a Human woman named Mara Jade.

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Facts

Manufacturer
SoroSuub Corporation
Model
Luxury 5000
Cost
1,000,000 credits (new)
500,000 credits (used)
Modifier
Talon Karrde
Length
65 meters
Engine
6 Corellian Engineering Corporation Starchaser Mk. IIIs
Hyperdrive
Class 1 (primary)
Class 8 (back-up)
Armament
2 heavy laser cannons
1 ion cannon
1 proton torpedo launcher
Crew
2; 3 gunners
Passengers
16
Capacity
150 metric tons
Consumables
6 months
Role
Personal yacht
Affiliations
Talon Karrde's organization
Smugglers' Alliance
Owners
Talon Karrde
Captains
Talon Karrde

Appearances

2 works, in story order
  1. Crimson Bounty (mentioned only)
  2. First Contact (first appearance)

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