Mᴏsᴛ Uɴʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ
BASIC INFORMATION
The Smear Master: Expert at spouting sensationalized, unverified, or outright fabricated news stories to manipulate public perception and market routes.
Corrupt Journalist: Uses his media platform to feed false intel to shipping fleets, lining his own pockets via side-deals with pirates and smugglers.
Fake News: His show, Galaxy Daily, thrives on outrage bait, exaggerated hazards, and false navigational claims rather than actual reporting.
Unreliable Narrator: Self-claims to be the most trustworthy reporter in the galaxy, despite almost every word out of his mouth being engineered for profit.
Consummate Liar: Can spin a completely fabricated crisis on live broadcast without blinking or breaking his friendly, reassuring cadence.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Wide Audience Access: His position at Galaxy Daily connects him directly with thousands of ship captains, merchants, and independent operators who trust and follow his reporting.
Multiple Income Streams: By arranging trade attacks and reporting on them, he earns money from both the stolen goods and increased viewership.
Skilled Storyteller: He can reshape any failed plan or discovered falsehood into a compelling narrative that keeps his audience engaged and believing.
Criminal Network Ties: His relationships with pirate groups and black market dealers give him reliable sources throughout illegal trading hubs.
Fast Improvisation Skills: When live broadcasts go wrong or scripts fail, he can create believable explanations instantly without hesitation.
No Fighting Skills: Reggie cannot handle combat situations. He depends on hired protectors or criminal partners for personal safety.
Many Angry Enemies: Merchants, shipping companies, and captains he has deceived would harm him if given the chance.
Damaged Credibility: Legitimate businesses, government agencies, and respected news outlets refuse to work with him and see him as unreliable.
Pride-Based Mistakes: His need to compete with rivals like Teddy Zane and Holly pushes him toward dangerous decisions to gain attention.
Vulnerable Records: If evidence connecting him to pirate operations becomes public, he loses his career, his income, and his safety from criminal associates.
BIOGRAPHY
Reggie Rau used to be a legit journalist for HoloNet News, but his career hit a brick wall when the Sith Covenant cracked down hard on independent press. Refusing to spend the rest of his life reading sanitized state updates, Reggie jumped ship to the Independent Traders' Infonet. The pay was garbage, but the lack of oversight opened up a much better revenue stream, active media fraud.
Reggie built a scheme where he'd broadcast verified news about newly discovered, tax-free hyperspace lanes. Gullible merchant ships would take the bait, only to run straight into ambushes set up by Reggie's smuggler partners.
He'd then turn around and report on the tragic pirate attacks, doubling his views and lining his pockets with pirate cuts. Now serving as the main presenter on the infamous tabloid show Galaxy Daily, Reggie isn't quite as big as Teddy Zane or Holly, but he routinely claims to be the single most reliable newsman in the Outer Rim.
-
NAME: Reggie Rau
- ALLEGIANCES:
- Independent Traders' Infonet
- Galaxy Daily Show
- RANK: Broadcaster
- SPECIES: Human
- SEX: Male
- HEIGHT: 5'10"
- WEIGHT: 100 Ibs
- EYES: Brown
- HAIR: Orange
- SKIN: White
- FORCE SENSITIVE: No
- ALIGNMENT: Neutral
The Smear Master: Expert at spouting sensationalized, unverified, or outright fabricated news stories to manipulate public perception and market routes.
Corrupt Journalist: Uses his media platform to feed false intel to shipping fleets, lining his own pockets via side-deals with pirates and smugglers.
Fake News: His show, Galaxy Daily, thrives on outrage bait, exaggerated hazards, and false navigational claims rather than actual reporting.
Unreliable Narrator: Self-claims to be the most trustworthy reporter in the galaxy, despite almost every word out of his mouth being engineered for profit.
Consummate Liar: Can spin a completely fabricated crisis on live broadcast without blinking or breaking his friendly, reassuring cadence.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Wide Audience Access: His position at Galaxy Daily connects him directly with thousands of ship captains, merchants, and independent operators who trust and follow his reporting.
Multiple Income Streams: By arranging trade attacks and reporting on them, he earns money from both the stolen goods and increased viewership.
Skilled Storyteller: He can reshape any failed plan or discovered falsehood into a compelling narrative that keeps his audience engaged and believing.
Criminal Network Ties: His relationships with pirate groups and black market dealers give him reliable sources throughout illegal trading hubs.
Fast Improvisation Skills: When live broadcasts go wrong or scripts fail, he can create believable explanations instantly without hesitation.
No Fighting Skills: Reggie cannot handle combat situations. He depends on hired protectors or criminal partners for personal safety.
Many Angry Enemies: Merchants, shipping companies, and captains he has deceived would harm him if given the chance.
Damaged Credibility: Legitimate businesses, government agencies, and respected news outlets refuse to work with him and see him as unreliable.
Pride-Based Mistakes: His need to compete with rivals like Teddy Zane and Holly pushes him toward dangerous decisions to gain attention.
Vulnerable Records: If evidence connecting him to pirate operations becomes public, he loses his career, his income, and his safety from criminal associates.
BIOGRAPHY
Reggie Rau used to be a legit journalist for HoloNet News, but his career hit a brick wall when the Sith Covenant cracked down hard on independent press. Refusing to spend the rest of his life reading sanitized state updates, Reggie jumped ship to the Independent Traders' Infonet. The pay was garbage, but the lack of oversight opened up a much better revenue stream, active media fraud.
Reggie built a scheme where he'd broadcast verified news about newly discovered, tax-free hyperspace lanes. Gullible merchant ships would take the bait, only to run straight into ambushes set up by Reggie's smuggler partners.
He'd then turn around and report on the tragic pirate attacks, doubling his views and lining his pockets with pirate cuts. Now serving as the main presenter on the infamous tabloid show Galaxy Daily, Reggie isn't quite as big as Teddy Zane or Holly, but he routinely claims to be the single most reliable newsman in the Outer Rim.