Aran Tal

Aran Tal was a human male Mandalorian who was active on Vespaara, where he fought in the Grand Arena in the Hunters of the Outer Rim competition. He joined the Hunters roster in 9 ABY, soon after Balada and Daq Dragus established a broadcasting deal for their competition with the Outer Rim Sports Network. While Arena News would advertise Tal as the competition's newest hunter after already covering news about Rieve and J-3DI, Rieve had only become a hunter after Tal had already joined, meaning she was in fact the newer of the two. Tal defended the Grand Arena from attacking goons who were intent on destruction.

As a Hunter, Tal was said to be the last remaining scion of Clan Tal after Mandalore was devastated by the Galactic Empire during the Purge of Mandalore. He was said to deeply cherish the traditions of his clan and bore the weight of familial responsibility in their passing. In the Arena, Tal was said to be a bit of a loner, not making many friends. Further, he was said to have a rivalry with Imara Vex given her history as a bounty hunter, a career that Tal supposedly found as lacking integrity.

Tal emphasized honor and nobility in himself and expected it from others. His disdain for scum and villainy, as well as his tendency to be a loner, led to him not having many allies within the arena. As part of his concept of honor, Tal opted to give most of his earnings from Hunters of the Outer Rim to charity. Although a Mandalorian, Tal did not subscribe to the belief held by some that their helmets were to stay on. He also believed that in-fighting between Mandalorians, such as the conflicts between Clan Vizsla and Clan Tal, to be wasteful.

Tal was widely critical of bounty hunters, believing them to be lowlifes and scum. This led to conflict with fellow Hunter Imara Vex, who was a bounty hunter. Although he had taken mercenary work in the past, Tal vehemently believed in some professions being more honorable than others. Tal preferred Huttball to podracing due to the former's higher level of physicality

He is a prideful but earnest person.