Ansen Strung

Ansen Strung was a Dowutin male bounty hunter who later worked as a creature tracker during the High Republic Era. The human Raena Zess hired him to find her missing pet, kibbin Figgles. With help from the Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Nubs, and Lys Solay, Strung managed to return the missing kibbin to Zess. He later disappeared after accepting a job from the farmer Weebo to locate a missing burowga, causing concern for his younger sister, Senna Strung.

Biography

A missing pet

Around 233 BBY,Ansen Strung was a bounty hunter who traveled to the forest planet Tenoo after the human Raena Zess hired him to find her missing pet kibbin Figgles. He searched Kublop Springs, but after making a mess around the marketplace, Strung attracted the attention of the Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Nubs, and Lys Solay. Brightstar introduced himself and his friends to Strung. Strung identified himself as a bounty hunter, confusing Nubs, who did not know what that meant. Strung explained that a bounty hunter was someone paid to find things—usually people. He then told the younglings about his assignment: finding a missing pet kibbin. Recognizing the creature, Solay opened a datapad and showed him the Galactic Creature Guide of kibbins.Strung pursued a Faloen hopper and encountered Brightstar, Solay, and Nubs again. After asking whether they had seen the Faloen hopper, he caught it with their help. He was then recognized by Rhugo Tar, his former bounty hunter partner. The Jedi introduced themselves, and Tar revealed that he was pursuing the starship thief Sty Trune, who had come to Tenoo for repairs after a chase that damaged both of their ships. Tar said he had placed a tracker on Trune's ship and asked Strung for help. Strung agreed, and the two traveled together to Aludia. After spotting Trune's ship, Strung searched the area for footprints, and the Jedi joined in despite Tar's disapproval. When Nubs found Trune's footprints, Strung congratulated him. Tar became upset that his method of Arial surveillance had failed and argued with Strung, but they continued pursuing Trune. When they found Trune tied to a tree, Strung wanted to sneak up on him, whereas Tar wanted to move in. Trune taunted Tar while hanging upside down, but Strung stepped on a twig, distracting Tar and allowing Trune to seize Tar's knife and escape. Fortunately, the Jedi and Strung surrounded Trune, though Tar became angry with Strung for using his creature-tracking skills. After realizing that the Jedi and Strung were searching for creatures, Trune pretended to see a Aludian trumble pig and managed to run away. Tar and Strung bickered further, and while trying to capture Trune, they missed him and instead caught the Jedi in a net. After Solay encouraged them, Strung and Tar agreed to cooperate and freed the Jedi before pursuing Trune, who was escaping aboard the ship in which the Jedi, Strung, and Tar had arrived. Together, Strung and Tar used a smoke ball, a common tool of bounty hunters and creature trackers, to force Trune out of the ship. They then handcuffed him and congratulated the team. Back on Tenoo, Strung and Tar exchanged goodbyes and offered to help each other whenever necessary.