Jekart

Jekart is an infamous information broker, and an ally of the Zeverek bounty hunter Skorr.

Biography
A member of a warlike race native to one of the southern islands, Jekart originally served as a slave driver, overseeing efforts made by his prisoners to create weapons for his clients and employers. Eventually, Jekart's species was pushed to the brink of extinction by hazardous natural disaster, resulting in him fleeing his homeland in order to save his own life.

He would wander the universe for many centuries until he stopped off at Stelt, where he took up the occupation of a promoter, and advertised numerous battles between gladiators within the Steltian arenas. However, Jekart grew wearisome and bored with his occupation, and decided to aspire for better things. This resulted in him becoming a bounty hunter, and he swiftly became one of the most famous throughout the universe.

Spending many centuries offering his services to others, Jekart developed many rivalries with other successful bounty hunters, including the Mechanical Rahkshi known as Rernahk, who would eventually become his top competitor. However, Jekart's well-earned reputation was eventually overcome by the efficiency of a rookie mercenary named Skorr, whom swiftly became the favorite amongst employers.

Unable to compete with Skorr, Jekart retired from bounty hunting, and instead became an information broker, providing his clients with information at hefty fees. He soon became a valuable and reliable source of information, with many beings coming to him to gain intelligence from him. However, many were also wearisome of Jekart's untrustworthy nature. Nonetheless, Jekart’s reputation was eventually enough to catch the attention of Skorr, the very bounty hunter who had surpassed him during his years as a mercenary.

Despite this, Jekart was pleased to lend his services to the Zeverek, out of both an interest in his work, and due to the large payment he would receive. Skorr would soon become one of Jekart’s most frequent clients.

Eventually, he took up residence in the Tahtorak's Talon on Stelt, and eventually appointed himself the tavern’s owner after the previous disappeared under unknown circumstances. There, he would continually provide Skorr with information whenever he was resting within the inn.

More recently, after Makuta Teridax was killed in his conflict with Mata Nui, Jekart was forced to flee to the surface of Spherus Magna after the Matoran Universe was rendered non-functional.

Abilities and Traits
Treacherous, crafty, and intelligent, Jekart is known to for his untrustworthy nature, being willing to sell his clients out to others for his own. Jekart is known to be exceptionally greedy, demanding exorbitant fees for the information he provides.

Due to his age, he is slow and not very tolerant towards pain, making him a somewhat weak opponent. Though famous in his younger days for his strength and stamina, Jekart is no longer capable of engaging others in combat due to his limited fighting capabilities.

Tools
Jekart carries a large blade with him at all times, in case battle ever comes his way. Since he lacks any powers of his own, Jekart has modified his weapon to give it the ability to fire powerful blasts of energy. These blast can drain energy from an opponent's body, allowing Jekart to absorb the energy and enhance his levels of anger and rage, boosting strength dramatically.

Trivia

 * Jekart was originally scheduled to make a minor appearance in the canceled story Hunted.
 * Although he made an appearance in Hunted, Jekart was never originally intended to be included in the tale, and was added as a last-minute character. In the original draft, the being who informed Skorr of Dredzek's proposition was an unnamed Skakdi of Psionics.