Ruku Kooff was a female Rodian sales executive.
Biography
A female Rodian who belonged to a clan that was sentenced for extermination by Navik the Red, she adopted the false identity of Ruku Kooff, and lived under this for years, unbeknownst to her companions.
Ruku Kooff was a member of a sales team that included Teeko Soonca and Mannee Swaano. While she was particularly friendly to humans, Ruku could barely tolerate her coworker, Mannee.
During a hunting outing with her coworkers and off-world business associates, Mannee, who suspected her real origin, informed some Chattza Protectors they met in a hunting lodge.
After the group had to deal with strange instances of sabotage, they were stranded in the jungle. On their way back to the lodge, they had to pass through a cavern where they were ambushed and Ruku was killed by a group of Rodian bounty hunters. The rest of the hunting party were forced to leave her body behind in order to beat a hasty retreat. It was later revealed to her companions by Navik's Protectors that Ruku was "a criminal" and thereby sentenced to death.
Ruku, however, had faked her death, planning a safe passage off Rodia. She stowed away in a weapons crate of their off-world associates, who were leaving Rodia after their business trip. She planned to begin a new life somewhere in the galaxy.
Personality and traits
Ruku Kooff was a friendly Rodian female, hiding in plain sight with her false identity. Her given name had not yet been revealed. Ruku was fond of a chak-root snuff that had a scent similar to rotting refuse. She had a peculiar—yet not uncommon among Rodians—speech impediment in which she had difficulty with pronouncing the "hyu-" syllable, instead vocalizing it as "hoo-", for example saying "hoo-mans" rather than "humans."
Sources
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (First mentioned)