Workbench/Dexter Jettster

Biography

Thievery

"Thanks, Obi-Wan. I owe you."
"Not at all, Dex. What are friends for?"

―Jettster and Kenobi^[3]

Sometime between 32 and 29 BBY,^[4] Jettster was having issues with his customers' items being stolen from them while at the diner. In order to solve the issue, he teamed up with his friend the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who planted a tracker in a paperweight of his and placed it out in the open, attracting the thief. Sure enough, the thief, a Pa'lowick named Tri Tellon, grabbed the object and ran out, shoving Wanda out of the way as Jettster shouted for someone to stop her. Tellon was able to sneak away from the pursuit of Kenobi, bringing her new item back to her den as she thought it had valuable.^[3]

Tellon excitedly told a robed figure who she assumed to be her partnet, Magreda, about her findings, but the figure turned around, revealing himself to be Kenobi, who had tracked her. Jettster had also come along, using his imposing figure to block off Tellon's exit. Kenobi revealed his ploy to a furious Tellon while Jettster thanked the Jedi for his help, for all of his customers' stolen items were gathered there.^[3] Years later, between 34 and 35 ABY,^[5] the cartographer Emil Graf told the story of Kenobi and Jettster's trickery; having heard the tale from his great-aunt, Lina Graf, he used it to make a point about one not being as clever as they thought themselves to be.^[3]

A valuable inheritance

Pile of junk?

"You mean… this rusty old pile of junk could be…"
"'Maybe!"

―Servit and Jettster^[6]

At some point during the era of the Galactic Republic,^[7] Jettster's friend Servit, a Mirialan, came to the diner in search of Jettster's help. While the Besalisk was busy when he arrived, a moment later he came out of the kitchen to greet Servit, offering him the brakkenback stew. Happy to see his friend, Servit had to decline as he needed to talk privately with Jettster. Noticing Servit's worried look, he asked Wanda to take care up front while he and his friend talked in the kitchen. Once there, Servit opened by confirming that Jettster had once been a prospector a long time prior, which the Besalisk affirmed with a chuckle.^[6]

Servit unveiled a large bundle he had brought with him, which contained an old EX droid that he hoped Jettster could explain. The Besalisk gave a brief history, telling Servit about how the droids used to be used by Republic Pathfinder teams visiting the Outer Rim Territories, but he was confused why Servit would have one. The Mirialan told Jettster a story in return, regarding an ancestor of his who had been in a Pathfinder team and was killed in a pirate raid centuries prior. He also mentioned a Jedi named Sturm and a location called Shara'Tam, which Jettster recognized, for they were the same details as from a legendary prospector tale about a lost treasure on a moon called Shara'Tam. He further explained that an EX droid in the tale had been dispatched with information about the treasure but was never found, leading Shara'Tam to be known as a tall tale and Jettster to never thinking that the story was real; Servit took this to be an indication from this friend that the droid in front of them could correspond to that of the legend, which Jettster acknowledged with a shrug.^[6]

Now that he had that information, Servit understood why Jarl, a Weequay individual whom he had inquired about the droid, had tried to take it from him, forcing him to run away. As Jettster tried to get Servit to explain what he was hiding, Jarl and his crew arrived, leading Jettster to stomp to the front of the diner to confront them just as the EX droid began rebooting its old systems. Servit again tried to refuse to give up the droid, but Jarl did not give him a choice, for his crew was holding up the diners at blaster point. Folding his arms, Jettster defended his friend, reiterating that he would not give up the droid and that nothing would stop his guests from enjoying their food. Jarl was intimidated by the Besalisk but continued, suggesting that Jettster bring a bowl of the brakkenback stew so that Servit could think over his options. Jettster went back to the kitchen to retrieve the stew, confusing Servit, who followed him. Jettster innocently claimed he was just serving lunch, but along with the stew, he brought along a frying pan.^[6]

Let it stew for a bit

"He's right, boss. The Ishram system is nothing but stardust."
"We all are, in the end."

―The Togruta and Jettster^[6]

Jettster gave the bowl to Jarl, who let his guard down to eat it and was subsequently knocked unconscious by Jettster's frying pan. A protocol droid member of Jarl's crew, T7, tried to retaliate, but Jettster was too quick, throwing the stew at the droid with a roar and clogging up his inner workings. The remaining two crewmembers, a human and a Togruta, started firing. Jettster had Wanda evacuate the customers and requested more pans from Servit, using them to whack their attackers in the head, eventually causing them to surrender. However, by then Jarl had awoken, and he held a blaster to Servit's neck, forcing him to bring him back to the kitchen to inspect the EX droid. The droid, which had been rebooting all the while, was working again and playing a message from Sturm Umbrik on a loop.^[6]

Jettster recognized Umbrik in the holo and said his name out loud in awe. The message described the expedition's findings on Shara'Tam, which included a valuable statue along with the moon's coordinates. Once the holorecording ended, the room was silent for a moment until Jettster started laughing uproariously. He confused and angered Jarl, who intended to go take the statue, which would be worth a fortune. Fighting back laughter, Jettster agreed that it would have been but that the coordinates pointed to the Ishram system, which had been destroyed fifty years prior. Neglecting to check the coordinates himself, Jarl had the his Togruta crewmate check the status of the Ishram system on his datapad, which only confirmed that it no longer existed. Furious, Jarl and his crew left the diner, leaving Jettster alone with Servit.^[6]

The Mirialan thanked Jettster for getting him out of the situation but apologized that he would not be able to pay for the damage, for he was low on credits. Grinning, Jettster assured him that there was treasure waiting for him out among the stars that would surely pay well. Servit was confused, thinking the Ishram system to have been destroyed; Jettster confirmed that it was but that the coordinates actually placed Shara'Tam in the still-existing Arath system: he had tricked Jarl and his crew. In disbelief, Servit laughed and asked if Jettster could make him a quick dewback burger, knowing that the stew was now unavailable as it was strewn all over the floor. Jettster laughed in return, handing his friend a mop so that he could first help Wanda clean up the diner.^[6]

Whattaya know!

"Well, whattaya know! I ain't seen one of these since I was prospectin' on Subterrel, beyond the Outer Rim."

―Dexter Jettster to Obi-Wan Kenobi^[8]

In 22 BBY,^[9] Kenobi visited the diner to ask Jettster about a dart that had been used to kill a bounty hunter had had been pursuing. Wanda announced the Jedi's arrival, and Jettster quickly attended to him, warmly greeting his old friend. Kenobi showed him the dart, which Jettster had not seen since prospecting on Subterrel. He explained that it beloned to the Kaminoan cloners, as evidenced by small cuts on the side, which explained why the analysis droids that Kenobi had tried first were unable to identify the source. Jettster laughed at the droids, pointing out that Jedi should be able to understand the difference between knowledge and wisdom. The two further disussed where the Kaminoans' planet, Kamino, could be found, and Jettster explained the Kaminoans' profession and culture—they were friendly depending on manners and credits coming their way.^[8]

Imperial Era

"He's sending a ship to collect my new pal along with my surveillance data, then taking everything before the Senate Council of Labour Abuses."

―Dexter Jettster writes about the council in the Smuggler's Guide^[10]

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Dexter looked through a box of reading material on the planet Pashvi. Jettster purchased the book that would become known as the Smuggler's Guide previously owned by Reginald Danfillo from the box for fifty credits, which had been tucked between The Biography of Master Thief Makuta and The Field Guide to Trammic Reptavians, because he saw Maz Kanata's name on the first page.^[10]

After hearing rumours of illegal cyborg mods and bodies grown to fit buyer specifications in the stellar skirt of the Tingel Arm, Jettster arrived on Athus Klee in a star-streamer to investigate. After the starship made port in the morning, most passengers poured out quickly and headed directly into the Spacers' District, and by the time the older Jettster had made it off the vessel every inn had been fully booked out. Jettster instead headed out of the district into the underbrush and found a relatively dry rise then lay down under the stars. He discovered the Crimson Dawn was advertising for workers to mine ore in their ore hub.^[10]

Jettster rescued a Rodian worker from the ore hub.

After six days of hacking through the jungle with a vibro-machete, Jettster had received bites from two vipers and countless gnats, but managed to find the ore hub. Sneaking around the hub's processing plant, the Besalisk spotted the chop shop and took a number of scans of the workers with his macrobinoculars. He then rescued a single Rodian worker from the hub and the pair headed back toward the spaceport.^[10]

En route, the pair spent hours one night starring up at the stars through the jungle canopy. Upon reaching the port, Jettster contacted a politician on the galactic capital, Coruscant, who he was friends with and informed him of the hub. The politician sent a ship to pick up the Rodian and Jettster's surveillance scans so that they could be taken before the Imperial Senate Council of Labor Abuses. Jettster wrote about his experiences on Athus Klee throughout his journey, with Evazan and the smuggler Han Solo annotating the pages with their own comments when the book later fell into their possession.^[10]

While still on Athus Klee, Jettster then visited the Rasher's Rest cantina, where he met the hunter Tyro Viveca and left his possessions unattended while visiting the latrine. Viveca took the opportunity to steal the book that would become known as the Smuggler's Guide from Jettster and then left Athus Klee for the planet Kashyyyk.^[10]