- "You seem a little lost. Talk to Radeld Siwar. He'll show you the ropes."
- ―Han Solo to a young smuggler
Radeld Siwar was a male Rodian smuggler that lived on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. He could often be found in the Mos Eisley Combat Hall.
Biography[]
- "We do what jobs we're given. No questions asked. It would be a good job to start out with. I want you to go out there and steal whatever they have."
- ―Radeld Siwar
In 1 ABY,[2] the Corellian smuggler Han Solo asked him to show a young smuggler the ropes of their profession.[1] Siwar decided to first send the smuggler to investigate a company called Bantha Moving and Storage, a front company for a spice smuggling organization. He asked the inexperienced spacer to locate and steal spice samples and recipes from the company that were hidden in the Junktown near Mos Eisley. The smuggler returned successfully, so Siwar kept him in mind for future tasks.[3]
When the Skaak Tippers started cutting into Siwar's business on Naboo, he contacted the aspiring smuggler again and sent him to that world to teach the bootlegger how experienced smugglers dealed with these kind of problems. The smuggler managed to successfully ambush and kill several Skaak Tipper members near Theed to send the gang a message, convincing Riwar that he could utilize the smuggler's skills to solve another problem with his spice moving operations on Naboo too. His local business was taking a hit due to the local Mauler gang that caused a lot of trouble, leading to heightened activity by the Royal Naboo Security Forces. He sent the smuggler to the Mauler Stronghold, where the young criminal ambushed the Maulers and killed several of them to quiet the gang down for a while. Siwar was very satisfied with the job and paid the smuggler a generous reward.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Radeld Siwar appeared as 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.[5] Radeld Siwar was added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest" with the release of the "Publish 25", a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[6] He can be found in Mos Eisley and is part of two quests for players of the smuggler profession.[1] The quests are started by inspecting documents that smugglers receive upon reaching certain player levels.[1][4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Smuggler Quest: "Way of the Smuggler" on Tatooine
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Smuggler Quest: "Bantha Moving and Storage" on Tatooine
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Smuggler Quest: "Working for Radeld" on Naboo
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Way of the Smuggler on the SWG Wiki
- Working for Radeld on the SWG Wiki
