The Knights
of the Old Republic Official Site has announced another new
character for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The city world
of Taris is a strange place to find a Wookiee, but Zaalbar has
managed to create a life for himself there, far from the kilometer
high wroshyr trees of his homeworld. Zaalbar will say little about
why he left Kashyyyk, but it is obvious that the memories of his old
life are painful.
Yet even though the secret miseries of Kashyyyk have been left
behind, Taris brings its own brand of suffering. Aliens are never
welcome on Taris, and this is particularly true for eight-foot tall,
hair-covered giants capable of snapping one's neck with a single,
casual swipe. Zaalbar's beastly appearance and strange language lead
many to believe that he is nothing but an animal, barely capable of
thought and useful only for his great strength and legendary Wookiee
temper.
With these prejudices working against him, Zaalbar seemed
destined to end up as an enforcer for one of the many swoop gangs on
Taris. But a chance meeting with a young Twi'lek girl named Mission
Vao saved him from a life of senseless violence. Mission recognized
Zaalbar was more than a lumbering brute and the two quickly became
the best of friends.
The strange pair are now a familiar site in Taris' Lower City, and
whenever the irrepressible young Twi'lek gets into trouble, her
Wookiee companion is always close by to help get her out.