Ezra is the lead character. He is a street orphan trying his best to survive under the Empire's tyrannical reign.
Oh, pardon me, sir, but have you a jogan to spare for a starving youth?
(Laying it on very thick, almost mocking) A thousand apologies, good, gracious, compassionate sir. I mean thee no inconvenience. I bade thee, good morrow. (Walks to edge of stage. aside) Fools! Let ignorant eyes be blinded, for he who possesses no competence sees no truth. I have stolen their commlink, and now I will use it to aid that poor gent, Yoffar, though he would do not the same for me.
Keep thy thanks, sir, I need them not. Thou canst don me something more precious than thy thanks: a meal. I bid thee, sir, thank you, for these jogans will feed me handsomely for the next fortnight.
Aresko is a pompous and corrupt officer of the Empire who takes advantage of his power.
Cease thy evasion, citizen! All salesmanship must be approved by the Empire, lest they be selling contraband.
This is LRC-01. Officer, I am bringing some local scum to detention for a ghastly charge of treason. To where shall we deliver this criminal?
I thank thee, sir. (Commlink beep) Soldiers, take this wretch away. I want never to lay mine eyes upon such filth hence. Alas, such impurities stain every street in this miserable world.
Grint is Aresko's second in command. He is a brutish but dim-witted officer who loves to make citizens miserable.
Present thy identification. Thy credentials, sir.
(To Yoffar) Ha! O, peace, wretch! Thy cries fall upon deaf ears. What soul aids such a miserable man? (Calls out to crowd) What say you, citizens? Doth thee bolster the beggar? Doth thee wish to spare him his punishment? To take misfortune upon thine own shoulders? What say you, citizens? Ha ha, such cowards make easy a tyrannical rule! Aha ha ha ha!
(To Ezra) Begone, aroint thee, Loth-rat. I shall give thee none. Children must work for their meals. Find thyself work, if thee desires food.
An alien merchant in the Lothal marketplace who sells jogan fruit. He is the unfortunate target of Aresko and Grint.
I doth remember the days before thine tyranny, days of yore, before thine black ships arriv'd, to rain pov'rty and ruin upon our beautiful Lothal, as thee hast upon the rest of the galaxy.
(While Troopers are taking him away) Nay! Prithee! I beg of thee! Thou can'st be so cruel!
That child... he doth stir something in my memory. How odd a fellow, to aid me when none would. Truly he is generous, compassionate. Still, the question remains: Who is that child?
Soldiers of the Empire. Monotonous, but still human. If you could please have a voice filter for the helmet.
(Over commlink) Good officer, I have a cell prepar'd on the block of AA-33. Bring him immediately.
Yes sir!
//line from SCENE II// Valorous Sir, we have arrived at the location, and are awaiting orders.
