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"The walking cadavers are a group of Weequay, led by a brutish thug named Siron Vurn'ke. Forget whatever you may have heard about Weequay—they're not as formidable as some would claim, especially not for a vicious killer like you."
Lady Valarian, to a spacer[2]

Siron Vurn'ke was a male Weequay criminal who lived on Tatooine during the time of the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin, he was the captain of a group of Weequay thugs working for the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[2] In 1 ABY,[1] Jabba tasked Vurn'ke's hit squad with eliminating a skiled spacer loyal to Lady Valarian, the leader of the Valarian Syndicate and main rival of Jabba. However, Lady Valarian discovered the situation and warned her henchman. The spacer then found and attacked Vurn'ke and four Weequay zealots near Mos Eisley. Siron Vurn'ke was killed in the firefight.[2]

Behind the scenes

Siron Vurn'ke 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,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3] Siron Vurn'ke was present in the original release of the game, being part of Lady Valarian's Quest Series.[2]

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

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Static Quest: "Lady Valarian" on Tatooine
  3. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  4. Gal-icon Update Notes: Publish 23 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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