- «Before we leave, I need you to pull all the data from the ship's computer. All the records that involve navigation, personnel, communication, and combat.»
«I don't think I can do that.»
«I think you can. I note that the controls are laid out with the extreme simplicity that I anticipated. The sooner you begin gathering data, the sooner we can get you to safety. Assuming you prove you're worth taking along.» - ―Pathfinder navigator Sarsh and Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo
Sarsh was a Force-sensitive individual who served the Navigators' Guild as a Pathfinder navigator. In 18 BBY, the Grysk operative "Jixtus" hired Sarsh and Pathfinder Qilori to navigate the Kilji picket cruiser Hammer and the Kilji war cruiser Anvil, respectively, to the Unknown Regions' Rapacc system. After the starships arrived in the star system, the Chiss heavy cruiser Springhawk destroyed the Anvil, and the Hammer fled to the Unknown Regions' "Sunrise" system.
Qilori, who used an escape pod to escape the Anvil's destruction, was rescued by the Springhawk's commander, Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, core name "Thrawn." Under Thrawn's directive, Qilori used the Force to track down Sarsh, bringing the Paccosh-commandeered Nikardun blockade frigate Aelos to the Sunrise system, where the frigate's crew boarded the Hammer. After Thrawn had Sarsh steal Kilji data, the group left the picket cruiser. Shortly afterward, the Pathfinder brought a Paccian troop transport in and out of hyperspace to know when Jixtus's fleet would arrive at the system.
Biography[]
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- «Does the other Kilji ship also employ a Pathfinder?»
«Ah…yes. They do.»
«Good. You're going to chase down that other Pathfinder for us.» - ―Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Pathfinder navigator Qilori
A Force-sensitive individual, Sarsh was recruited by the Pathfinders, a group of navigators that served the Navigators' Guild. When he was recruited, he met the fellow Pathfinder Qilori before they were sent to their respective starships.[1] In 18 BBY,[2] the Grysk operative known as "Jixtus" hired Sarsh and Qilori to navigate two of the Kilji Illumine nation's cruisers, the Kilji picket cruiser Hammer and the Kilji war cruiser Anvil, the two cruisers of Illumine General Crofyp's task force. Sarsh and Qilori navigated the Hammer and the Anvil, respectively, bringing the Kilji warships to the Unknown Regions' Rapacc system.[1]
Subsequently, the Kilji force fought against the Chiss heavy cruiser Springhawk and the Paccosh-commandeered Nikardun blockade frigate Aelos. Qilori's cruiser was destroyed; however, he was able to escape with an escape pod while the Hammer fled to an Unknown Regions system known as the "Sunrise" system. The Springhawk's commander, the Chiss Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, core name "Thrawn," rescued Qilori and tasked him with using the Force to track down Sarsh.[1]
Stealing Kilji data[]
- «Sarsh? Have you finished collecting those files?»
«I—yes. All that I could. Some are encrypted and unreadable—»
«Did you copy those, as well?»
«Yes.» - ―Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Pathfinder navigator Sarsh
Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo (pictured) spoke with Sarsh aboard the Hammer.
The Hammer arrived in the Sunrise system shortly afterward, keeping station with one of Jixtus's warships. The Aelos arrived shortly afterward, and the blockade frigate's crew—consisting of Thrawn, Qilori, and a squad of Paccian commandos—boarded the picket cruiser. The commandos quickly eliminated every Kilji aboard and let Sarsh, who was on the Hammer's bridge, live. Thrawn spoke with Sarsh in the Taarja trade language, tasking him with collecting data on the Illumine's battle fleet, the Illumine Kilhorde.[1]
The senior captain's request startled the Pathfinder, who refused, as the Navigators' Guild forbade collecting a ship's data; however, he accepted after the Chiss commented that he might not be worth taking along, giving the Chiss a Kilji data rectangle with the data he requested. As the boarders left for the Aelos, Thrawn instructed Qilori to keep his fellow Pathfinder quiet and moving. After Jixtus's warship escaped, the group stayed in a mining compound on a planet known as "Sunrise," which was located in the eponymous system.[1]
Shortly afterward, Qilori left the planet and reported to Jixtus, who asked him to tell him how Sarsh had survived the Hammer's destruction the next time they spoke. While Jixtus's fleet traveled to the Sunrise system, Sarsh stayed aboard a Paccian troop transport in the outer system, bringing the troop transport in and out of hyperspace so that Thrawn knew when the Grysk fleet arrived. After the Grysk force was destroyed by a Chiss fleet under the Thrawn's command, the senior captain told Qilori, who thought Sarsh had died, to return his fellow Pathfinder to the Navigators' Guild Concourse 447 space station.[1]
Personality and traits[]
- «The Pathfinder of the other Kilji ship, the one we're pursuing to Sunrise. Is he a friend of yours?»
«No.» - ―Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Pathfinder navigator Qilori
Sarsh was not Qilori's friend, and he spoke in a quavering voice while his winglets shook during his conversation with Thrawn.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Sarsh appeared in the 2021 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil, the final installment of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy.[1]
Appearances[]
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (First appearance, simultaneous with Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil audiobook)
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil audiobook