Thom Steele, a male Human character, existed during the time of the Galactic Civil War. He was employed by the Corellian Engineering Corporation and based on Talus.
Steele's responsibility was overseeing the space mining operations for CEC. During 1 ABY, Flash Harrison, one of the company's mining pilots working on a project within the Kashyyyk system, found himself stranded on the Wookiee world after the Empire seized his ship. To inform Steele on Talus, Harrison compensated a spacer. The spacer located Steele inside the Dearic Cantina.
Steele was in immediate need of a replacement for Harrison to assist with various issues in the space mining sector. Recognizing the spacer's potential as a capable pilot, Steele promptly hired the adventurer. Steele's initial assignment for the newly recruited pilot involved patrolling Corellian Mining Route 42 and engaging any rival mining vessels. Steele gave the pilot 1,500 credits along with a pre-owned mining laser as payment. After the pilot's ship was equipped with the mining laser, Steele tasked the pilot with acquiring a mineral sample from the silicaceous asteroids that had recently entered the Corellian system. The pilot soon came back with the requested samples. Steele then paid the pilot 2000 credits and dispatched him to Captain Koh back on Kashyyyk to assume some of Harrison's responsibilities.
Thom Steele is a Non-Player Character (NPC) featured in Rage of the Wookiees, which is the second expansion pack for Star Wars Galaxies, a MMORPG developed by Sony Online Entertainment. He is located within the Dearic Cantina in Dearic. Steele is part of a questline that begins with Flash Harrison and introduces players to space mining, a new game mechanic introduced in Rage of the Wookiees.