Somehow in this player's mind, Tarn Pagott is the quintessential ranger, explorer and archeologist. While this entails mostly scouting, treasure hunting, exploring, hunting and helping in the creation of settlements, under the mohawk this is the conjunction of many influences.At heart are the stories of Allan Quatermain, Indiana Jones or Lara Croft for the exotic and mysterious past meets present contents ; my keen interest in paleoanthropology and prehistoric societies ; Jack London's novels such as White Fang or The Call of the Wild, Derib's Buddy Longway comics ; some teenage relent of mysticism and interest in Oriental philosophies and the idea of lost knowledges.
The SWG Grave Memorial storyline acted as a later catalyst to delve into the Pagott's family and cultural history. Although Tarn's character was established with the first day of logging in the MMO, the "scout" profession tree and the seemingly infinite wild expanses served as a medium to synthesize all these influences.
Tarn's family history is rooted in some obscure SW lore, the destruction of Kashi four thousand years prior to the creation of the Galactic Republic, "a thousand generations ago". The Tales of the Jedi Companion Sourcebook published by West End Games makes and odd reference to a Kashi-owned company four thousand years prior to the battle of Yavin, whose "official" status is contradicted by later sources. So the idea of surviving members of the destruction of Kashi being ancestors to Tarn is natural considering the character's drives.
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