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Well the Empire doesn't like smugglers, I'm certain they'd arrest any they could find. So double up as merc.I figured that the characters involved would all be bounty hunters, mercs and some criminals who are promised freedom from capture by the Imperials in exchange for working for them.
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Damn, dunno then. I want to focus my char on piloting as much as possible to give him some sweet ass skills. What if he was in the aforementioned category? Promised freedom as long as he worked for them? Also gives the Bounty Hunters someone to keep an eye on in their midst so he doesn't just make a break for it :P