Of the 8 Career Skills, choose 4 to get a free rank. Of the 4 Specialization Skills, choose 2 to get a free rank.

Career Skills: This is a purchasable, additional specialization that layers on top of an existing career.

Scavenger Specialization Skills: Mechanics, Perception, Streetwise and Survival

As the Clone Wars erupt across the galaxy, there are many beings who have no interest in which side wins or loses. Scavengers have always existed in the Outer Rim, but during wartime, any individual might find themself lurking among the wreckage of droids and vehicles, salvaging valuables. For this reason, sentients from all walks of life might become Scavengers and learn to turn damaged or forgotten technology into profit on the black market, whether dealing in individual scanners and blasters or salvaging entire starships.

To venture out into a ruinous battlefield requires great courage, and only the most daring survivalists succeed at deriving profit from the wreckage of warfare. The dangers of a former battleground—from shattered tanks and unstable munitions to not-quite-disabled battle droids—are enough of a deterrence that most Scavengers find themselves working alone. The isolation and danger give anyone who chooses such a life great tenacity. The pay is usually better than the rate for any other work they could find, and the freedom is liberating.

It is the ability to find treasure within the detritus of the Republic and the Separatists that draws individuals to such dangerous endeavors. A Scavenger is a master of improvisation. They often refurbish the technology they find in new and innovative ways to either sell on the black market or use for their own purposes. They are as much inventors as they are survivors, creating handmade and unique equipment that only they know how to use.

Not all of a Scavenger’s discoveries are from the wreckage of war, however. Occasionally a battle unearths ancient relics or technology from before even the Republic, or a tip or rumor puts a Scavenger’s skills to the test as they venture into territory unseen for generations. Instead of recovering the wreckage of a Republic or Separatist war machine, they may find themselves in the possession of a device so old that it would be priceless to academics or religious leaders— a device that can do things that no other technology can replicate.

If a Scavenger doesn’t find their own use for a broken hull or circuit board, an extensive network within the black market offers plenty of ways to turn a profit on it. For every innovator willing to venture into danger for their parts, there are a dozen smugglers and technicians who would rather trade credits for safety and buy whatever materials a Scavenger can recover. This means that every piece of tech or wreckage is potentially valuable to someone. A reliable Scavenger can build up relationships with experienced fences that lead to improved profits and information that wouldn’t be available any other way.