Skavak - called "the Jackal of the Stars" - by his fellow criminals - was a male human who was arguably the most infamous criminal and notorious con man during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the the Sith Empire.
Skavak was brash, arrogant and utterly without remorse, he had double-crossed fellow criminals from Coruscant

Coruscant Planet

to Dantooine

Dantooine Planet

. In his opinion his business partners were disposable assets, and friends were only a means to an end - his sole loyalty was to himself.
Skavak's long overdue downfall came during the hunt for the lost treasure of Nok Drayen. During the Civil War

Mantellian Separatist Crisis Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

on the planet Ord Mantell

Ord Mantell Planet

, he and Corso Riggs

Corso Riggs (Human) Character Supporting Characters

worked for Rendia Freight

Rendia Freight Organization Misc. Companies

, a shipping company allied with the Republic. After receiving a shipment of blasters

Landing Party Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

from a smuggler named Voidhound

Voidhound Character Major Characters

to help Republic loyalists, he immediately betrayed Corso and Voidhound, stealing Voidhound's ship

Voidhound's XS Freighter (XS Stock Light Freighter) Starship Named Starships

in the process.