Fallen Prince: Xizor's Tale

Fallen Prince: Xizor's Tale

Author:	Keagan White
Series:	Tales from the Boonta Eve Classic
Length:	9,407 words
Source:	AO3
Publication Date:	November 10, 2024
Timeline Placement:	32 BBY

Preceding:	Following:
"To Be Somebody: The Tale of Mars Guo"	"The Late Fode and Beed Show: The Announcer's Tale"

"Fallen Prince: Xizor's Tale" is a short story written by Keagan White. It was first published on November 10, 2024 as the twentieth story from Tales from the Boonta Eve Classic. It is the twenty-second story in the print release of the anthology.

Plot summary

Xizor, heir apparent to the third largest province on Falleen, head of Xizor Transport Systems, and former member of Black Sun is forced into a crossroads. His father wishes to abdicate and have Xizor assume the throne, and arranges a marriage between Xizor and Princess Xiala. However, Xizor's former underworld contact, Dal Perhi, reaches out with a business proposition. Xizor discards another proposal by Xomit Grunseit, delivered by his messenger, Xavok Drenn, out of hand.

After his guards report a stowaway aboard one of XTS's vessels, Xizor interrogates her personally, learning of a plot between Gardulla Besadii the Elder and the Bando Gora linked to Senator Connus Trell. Following a meeting with Xiala, in which she reveals that the arranged marriage was borne from her maiming the other princesses and poisoning the other nobles of Falleen, Xizor heads to Coruscant to meet with both Trell and Perhi.

Perhi tasks Xizor with getting the reborn and resurgent Black Sun into Jabba the Hutt's good graces, and sends him to Tatooine in time for the Boonta Eve Classic, believing the festivities will make Jabba more receptive to an offer. While on the way to Jabba's box in the Grand Arena, Xizor again encounters Drenn, who claims responsibility for the assassination of Princess Xiala. Enraged, Xizor stalks Drenn out of the arena and scalps him. When Xizor returns to Jabba's box, the Hutt agrees to his terms on the condition that Xizor remains his personal liaison with Black Sun.

Appearances

Characters

• Gardulla Besadii the Elder (Mentioned only)
• Xavok Drenn
• Alexi Garyn (Mentioned only)
• Xomit Grunseit
• Bib Fortuna
• Haxim
• Dal Perhi
• Sebolto (Mentioned only)
• Sprax
• Jabba Desilijic Tiure
• Connus Trell
• Unidentified Twi'lek death stick smuggler
• Xiala
• Xizor

Locations

• Coruscant
  • Senate district
    • Farfalla Tower
• Falleen
• Tatooine
  • Mos Espa
    • Grand Arena

Behind the scenes

The death stick smuggling ring Xizor encounters is the same one unraveled by Jango Fett over the course of the 2002 video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.