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"Rumor has it Jabba hired an off world scientist named Dr. Kaum to come help him develop some weapons technology. Dr. Kaum doesn't know any of Jabba's thugs, so go pick him up before they get there."
Ind[1]

Doctor Kaum was a male Mon Calamari scientist who lived during the time of the Galactic Civil War. Kaum was an expert in weapons technology and, by the Battle of Yavin, his specialty was beam weapons.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] Dr. Kaum was recruited by the crime lord Jabba the Hutt to develop some weapons for his organization on the planet Tatooine. However, the arrival of the scientist on Tatooine was discovered by Lady Valarian, the leader of the Valarian criminal syndicate and main rival of Jabba. As the Mon Calamari did not know any of Jabba's thugs, Lady Valarian's lieutenant Ind tasked a spacer with picking him up before Jabba's men. The spacer thus encountered Kaum upon his arrival on Mos Eisley and escorted him back to Ind at the Lucky Despot. Unaware that he had been lured, Dr. Kaum later began to work for the Valarian syndicate.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Kaum was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3] Dr. Kaum was present in the original release of the game, being part of Lady Valarian's Quest Series.[1]

With the release of the "Publish 23" on August 31, 2005, Lady Valarian's Quest Series was deactivated and Dr. Kaum was consequently removed from the game.[4]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Static Quest: "Ind" on Tatooine
  2. According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  3. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  4. Gal-icon Update Notes: Publish 23 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)

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