Salek Weet
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Salek Weet, the son of musician Jimke Weet, was a friend of Noa Briqualon, and a fellow scout.
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[edit] Biography
When Salek was young, he spent years as a mid-level scout. Together, Salek and Noa had planned to "tear up the galaxy," as Noa put it, which was actually to chart the Moddell Sector together. However, on their very first voyage together, which was some six years after the Invasion of Naboo, the crystal oscillator on their ship shorted out in the Monsua Nebula, cutting off power to their starship and causing them to make an emergency landing on the forest moon of Endor, where their ship crashed. Stranded on the Endor moon, they hid their cruiser, and worked on repairs. To make matters worse, the crystal that regulated the power on their ship was shattered in the crash. When Salek determined the cause of their forced landing, he set out to find another oscillator. So, Salek and Noa agreed that Salek would go search for help, and a way to repair the cruiser, while Noa stayed behind. Salek, however, never returned, leaving Noa alone, after which he became a hermit.
After some exploring, Salek ran upon King Terak of the Sanyassan Marauders, who had also been stranded on the moon when their starcruiser crashed. Assuming that Salek had "the power", from his starship, Terak apparently tortured and interrogated Salek, and eventually killed him, after he offered no help. Noa, foolishly believing he would come back, set up a home in the middle of the forest. There, he met Teek, an animal from a species of the same name.
Off the Endor moon, a four-year search for Salek and Noa had taken place, funded by his father, renowned kloo horn soloist Jimke Weet, who spent nearly every credit he owned in an attempt to find them. The last-known responder signal from Salek and Noa's ship was near the Monsua Nebula, which was an area well known for its treacherous activity. The search was called off, however, following the bankruptcy filing of his father.
Jimke still expressed his hope of Salek's survival in a quote from the HoloNet News, following the end of the search:
- "I know that Salek is still alive somewhere," wept Jimke. "If anyone has any information, or any of my fans are willing to donate credits to the search, please contact the Salek-Come-Home HoloNet registry."
- ―Jimke Weet[src]
Noa was apparently stranded on the moon a long time and had grown older by the time Cindel Towani and Wicket W. Warrick arrived at his home, wishing to stay. One day, after following Noa to a curious place he went everyday, they discovered him working on a starship, deep in the forest. He eventually told her the story of he and Salek, and how he wound up where he was. After Cindel was eventually kidnapped by Charal, Terak's servant, Noa, along with Wicket, journeyed to Terak's castle to rescue Cindel and the other Ewoks restrained at the castle. At the castle was where Charal told Cindel of the fact that Terak killed Salek, and she said the bare bones of Salek hanging from handcuffs on the dungeon wall were his. When saved, Cindel told Noa of what happened to Salek.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Salek's name is spelled Salak in Noa Briqualon's entry in the Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.
[edit] Appearances
Missing Starship Search Abandoned—HoloNet News Vol. 531 49 (Mentioned only)
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (First appearance) (Only his skeleton is seen)
