Jowdrrl Jowdrrl was a female Wookiee mechanic and ship systems engineer from the planet Kashyyyk . She grew up on the Wookiee homeworld with her extended family , which included her cousins Chewbacca , Kallabow , and Shoran , as well as with her friend Mallatobuck . Jowdrrl helped Chewbacca and Mallatobuck develop a romantic relationship , and at one point before 100 BBY aided Chewbacca and his cousin Dryanta in rescuing Mallatobuck from Trandoshan slavers . Over a century later , the Galactic Empire turned Kashyyyk into a slave world , and Jowdrrl joined a resistance movement that opposed the Empire ' s occupation of the planet . During Jowdrrl ' s time with the group , Chewbacca and Mallatobuck wed . Kashyyyk was liberated from the Empire several years later . In 16 ABY , Jowdrrl and Dryanta were entrusted with the care of the " Millennium Falcon " — a famous starship belonging to Chewbacca ' s friend , Han Solo — while Chewbacca guided his son Lumpawarrump through a coming - of - age hrrtayyk ceremony . They took up residence within the freighter , and Jowdrrl analyzed and discovered several flaws with the " Millennium Falcon " systems . She and Dryanta then modified the vessel so as to eliminate several blind spots that the ship ' s pilot suffered while in flight . When Chewbacca learned that Solo had been kidnapped by the Yevetha n Duskhan League and thus prepared to hastily depart the planet , he reluctantly allowed Jowdrrl , Dryanta , Shoran , and Lumpawarrump to accompany him on a rescue mission . The strike team took the " Millennium Falcon " to a smuggler ' s sanctuary on Tholatin to gather information about their enemy , and Jowdrrl used their time to modify the freighter ' s quad laser cannons . When they arrived in the Yevetha ' s Koornacht Cluster , Jowdrrl served in the quad turrets as they assaulted the Yevethan Star Destroyer " Pride of Yevetha " . She then guarded the " Millennium Falcon " hatch while the others entered the Destroyer , and she briefly flew the freighter when the time came to retrieve Solo and make an escape . Nine years later , Jowdrrl attended Chewbacca ' s funeral after he was killed by the extra - galactic Yuuzhan Vong , and after another four years , she was part of a large group that returned to the site of the funeral to celebrate the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War . Biography . Romance and rebellion . Jowdrrl was a female Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk . Born before 100 BBY , she was part of a large family that included her cousins Chewbacca , Kallabow , and Shoran . The younglings grew up together on the Wookiee homeworld . Jowdrrl ' s mother once advised her young daughter that dropping a Wroshyr louse on any male Wookiee she desired and then offering to groom his fur would betroth him to her forever . In her youth , Jowdrrl was close friends with Mallatobuck , a female who pined after Chewbacca and hoped to one day marry him . Mallatobuck was frustrated that Chewbacca was seemingly more interested in mechanics than in her , and was additionally too shy to express her true feelings to her love interest . Nevertheless , Jowdrrl helped the two nurture a relationship . On one occasion prior to 100 BBY , Jowdrrl and Mallatobuck were walking through Kashyyyk ' s treetop levels when Mallatobuck spotted Chewbacca and his cousin Dryanta tinkering with a starfighter . As the two females collected lice from a Wroshyr tree , Jowdrrl passed her mother ' s advice on to her friend . Mallatobuck ' s dropped louse landed on Dryanta ' s head , however ; after the giggling girls rushed deeper into the forest , Mallatobuck found herself ensnared by a net . As Trandoshan slavers emerged from the forest depths , Jowdrrl quickly ran back the way she had come on Mallatobuck ' s advice . Jowdrrl ' s dropped basket of lice caused one of the pursuing slavers to slip and fall , and she was able to alert Chewbacca and Dryanta to Mallatobuck ' s peril . The two male Wookiees killed the Trandoshans and rescued Jowdrrl ' s friend . Decades later , Kashyyyk became a slave world of the Galactic Empire , which forced Wookiees into labor on Imperial construction projects . In 2 BBY , the planet was occupied by Imperial forces , and an underground movement led by the Wookiee Katarra actively resisted them . Jowdrrl worked with Katarra to undermine the Imperial presence on her homeworld . Chewbacca had meanwhile sworn a life debt to the Human smuggler Han Solo and was traveling the galaxy with him , but in that year , the two came to Kashyyyk with explosive bowcaster quarrels to sell to the resistance movement . Jowdrrl , Katarra , Dryanta , Kallabow , and other resistance fighters made their way to a cave outside the city of Rwookrrorro to greet Chewbacca and Solo , who arrived in Solo ' s YT - 1300 light freighter , the " Millennium Falcon " . Chewbacca introduced Jowdrrl and the others to Solo and Jarik , a street urchin from the Hutt moon Nar Shaddaa who posed as Solo ' s long - lost relative . The Wookiees then bundled the Humans into quulaar sacks and , carrying them , climbed across Wroshyr trees to Rwookrrorro , where they were met by Chewbacca ' s father Attichitcuk and several other Wookiees . Chewbacca and his companions remained in Rwookrrorro for several days , during which time he and Mallatobuck wed . Chewbacca soon left the planet in service of his life debt , and he and Solo went on to join the Rebel Alliance and fight the Empire . In the wake of Galactic Emperor Palpatine ' s death in 4 ABY , Kashyyyk ' s Imperial Moff Hindane Darcc was overthrown , and the Empire ' s Wookiee slave trade was brought to an end . Caretaker of the " Falcon " . By 16 ABY , Jowdrrl was an apt mechanic and ship systems engineer . Chewbacca borrowed the " Millennium Falcon " from Solo in that year and visited Kashyyyk to oversee the coming - of - age hrrtayyk ceremony of his and Mallatobuck ' s son , Lumpawarrump , and he left the freighter in the care of Jowdrrl and Dryanta after landing it on Rwookrrorro ' s Landing Platform Thyss . The ship and its adventures were famous throughout the galaxy , and Jowdrrl and Dryanta were both honored to leave their homes and live aboard it for the duration of Chewbacca ' s stay . Streams of tourists from across the planet came to see the " Millennium Falcon " and have holograms of themselves taken beside it , but Chewbacca ' s two cousins kept the freighter sealed and arranged for the landing platform to be watched around the chronometer . In the morning and afternoon , when visitors were permitted , either Jowdrrl or Dryanta stood watch to ensure that the tourists remained more than an arm ' s length away from the ship ' s hull . During the several weeks that the " Millennium Falcon " was in their care , Jowdrrl studied the freighter closely and discovered what she believed to be several weaknesses . Dryanta , a pilot , helped her devise improvements , and the two made several modifications to the ship ' s systems . As the cockpits of YT - 1300 freighters were offset to starboard and allowed very little visibility to aft and to port , Jowdrrl covered the viewports of the " Millennium Falcon " loading hatches and quad laser cannon turrets with custom - fitted optical transducer panel s . The nearly transparent sensors routed their output to flatscreen displays in the cockpit , which eliminated most of the ship ' s blind spots . One day before the final test of Lumpawarrump ' s hrrtayyk , Jowdrrl and Dryanta worked through the night to finish their modifications , and they had less than an hour of work left to do the next day when Mallatobuck informed them that Chewbacca was returning to the " Millennium Falcon " for a rush departure from the planet . He had just learned that Solo had been taken prisoner in the Koornacht Cluster by the Duskhan League — the Yevetha n government that had recently come into conflict with the New Republic , the Rebel Alliance ' s successor state — and he had cut his son ' s hrrtayyk short to honor his life debt and mount a rescue attempt . Jowdrrl and Dryanta worked to complete their task and render the ship spaceworthy , but Chewbacca arrived sooner than they anticipated . He was furious that the ship was not ready for flight , but Jowdrrl and Mallatobuck were able to calm him down . As Chewbacca ' s wife and son left to prepare his things , Jowdrrl showed her cousin the modifications she had made , and he grudgingly approved of them . She wished to join him as a partner on his rescue mission , but he refused and initiated the ship ' s preflight procedure . However , Dryanta and Shoran were standing on the landing platform and wearing hunting bandoleers , and when Chewbacca left the ship and demanded to know what was going on , Jowdrrl continued the " Millennium Falcon " preflight procedure . Mallatobuck presented to Chewbacca the rest of his crew , and when Shoran and Dryanta assured him that all three of his cousins were willing to risk their lives to help him , Chewbacca relented . After Jowdrrl was joined by Dryanta and Shoran inside the " Millennium Falcon " , Lumpawarrump arrived and also wanted to come along , in hopes that he could prove his worth to Chewbacca and pass his hrrtayyk at his father ' s side . Chewbacca accepted him , and with his strike team assembled , took the " Millennium Falcon " away from Kashyyyk . Into the Koornacht Cluster . The strike team needed specialized supplies and information on the reclusive Duskhan League , and their first stop was accordingly Esau ' s Ridge , a private smuggler ' s sanctuary on the planet Tholatin open only to elite veterans of the trade . The information broker Formayj required several days to gather information on the Koornacht Cluster , and while the Wookiees waited , they tested and installed a firecracker mine launcher and a hull - cutting ring in place of the " Millennium Falcon " escape pods . Jowdrrl also installed auto - tracking fire controller s for the quad turrets in the ship ' s cockpit and helped Lumpawarrump practice his fighting skills . After they had been at the ridge for a week , Formayj acquired and sold to Chewbacca a navigational map of the Koornacht Cluster , a recording of an address made to the New Republic Senate by the Yevethan Viceroy Nil Spaar , and several other intelligence documents that provided data on the Yevetha . The information had come from the clandestine New Republic Intelligence agency Alpha Blue , who had become aware of the Wookiees ' mission and were covertly working to support it . Inside the " Millennium Falcon " , Jowdrrl and the others watched a forty - hour - old recording of Spaar addressing members of the New Republic on the HoloNet ' s Channel 81 . The planet N ' zoth was visible in the recording ' s background , and it became the Wookiees ' destination as they lifted off from Tholatin . Jowdrrl sat in the " Millennium Falcon " upper quad turret , with Lumpawarrump below her in the lower turret , as the freighter reached the outskirts of the N ' zoth system . Chewbacca soon called everyone into the cockpit to study new data that had just been sent to him by Formayj : a New Republic Fleet Intelligence assault plan for an " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought that included marked locations of cell blocks and points on the hull that could effectively be breached . The " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought " Pride of Yevetha " , which Chewbacca recognized from the earlier recording , was one of many ships orbiting N ' zoth , and he calculated the orbital data required to micro - jump to within one thousand meters of the Star Destroyer . Jowdrrl then returned to the quad batteries , now with Dryanta at her side , and Shoran launched a string of firecracker mines as the " Millennium Falcon " executed its micro - jump . It emerged from hyperspace off the Star Destroyer ' s starboard bow , and the cronau radiation produced by its jump was masked by light and radiation from the exploding mines . The sensors of the Yevethan defense grid were overwhelmed by the explosions , which allowed Chewbacca to pilot the " Millennium Falcon " inside the " Pride of Yevetha " shields and launch more mines . Yevethan starfighters pursued them , but Jowdrrl and Dryanta opened fire from the quad batteries . At least one fighter was destroyed . After Chewbacca landed the freighter on the Star Destroyer ' s hull , Jowdrrl was surprised to see the Yevethan fighters stop firing on them . Chewbacca instructed her to cease firing herself and , after the hull - cutting ring burned through the side of the Star Destroyer , he charged inside the " Pride of Yevetha " with Shoran at his side . Lumpawarrump relieved Jowdrrl in the quad turret , and she took up guard position of the " Millennium Falcon " hatch . She was bewildered when nine Yevethan guards walked by her location and did not notice her , and when she contacted Lumpawarrump and Dryanta on her comlink , they reported that dozens of Yevethan starfighters had similarly ignored the " Millennium Falcon " . The Wookiees were ignorant of the fact that their presence had been disguised in the Force by Enara , a Fallanassi adept of the White Current who was one of Solo ' s fellow prisoners . Shoran was soon killed by Yevethan guards , and Chewbacca contacted Dryanta for assistance . Lumpawarrump raced out of the ship first , however , and insisted on accompanying Dryanta . Jowdrrl saw the determination in his eyes and did not argue ; Dryanta and Lumpawarrump then left her alone with the " Millennium Falcon " . Jowdrrl received no further trouble . Dryanta returned with Shoran ' s corpse , and Jowdrrl was contacted by Chewbacca soon after with instructions to prepare the " Millennium Falcon " for a retrieval at a flight deck that was directly forward of her current position . She sealed the hatch and , after receiving confirmation from Chewbacca , piloted the ship to the flight deck and retrieved Chewbacca , Lumpawarrump , and a rescued Solo . The " Millennium Falcon " then blasted off under the cover of more firecracker mines , and Chewbacca piloted it toward the nearby New Republic Fifth Battle Group . They were permitted to board the starship " Intrepid " after Chewbacca ' s Shyriiwook hails were recognized by Luke Skywalker , a Human friend of Solo ' s who was aboard the fleet carrier . Solo was taken to a bacta tank and Shoran to the ship ' s morgue ; Skywalker and the surviving Wookiees visited Solo in the medical ward as he rested in between bacta sessions . Their presence there drew considerable attention . Chewbacca later prepared the " Millennium Falcon " for use in an upcoming New Republic strike against N ' zoth , but Lumpawarrump — now called Lumpawaroo after completing his hrrtayyk aboard the " Pride of Yevetha " and earning a new name — joined Solo on a medical frigate , leaving the " Millennium Falcon " short one crewmember . The Duskhan League was defeated in the battle , and their threat to the New Republic was ended . A cousin ' s fall . In 25 ABY , Chewbacca was killed on the planet Sernpidal when its moon Dobido was drawn toward the planet as part of a military tactic employed by an extra - galactic species of religious zealots known as the Yuuzhan Vong . Six months later , a memorial service was held for the fallen warrior outside Rwookrrorro , and Jowdrrl was among the several dozen friends and family members who came to mourn . The Wookiee Ralrracheen eulogized as the group stood around a circular wooden table . After the services were completed , the table was covered with foodstuffs , and the guests ate , drank , and recalled memories of Chewbacca . Jowdrrl and several other members of her family approached Solo , who sat alone and devastated , and the Human was presented with gifts by Mallatobuck and Lumpawaroo . Lumpawaroo and his cousin Lowbacca had been selected to assume Chewbacca ' s life debt , and Jowdrrl and Dryanta intended to arrange a farewell feast for them before Solo and his family left Kashyyyk . Jowdrrl wondered when Solo would depart , but the Human refused Lumpawaroo ' s and Lowbacca ' s offer — he was not yet ready to replace Chewbacca , who had been his closest friend . Mallatobuck and Attichitcuk allowed him additional time to grieve , and Solo and his family departed Kashyyyk to continue aiding the New Republic in its war against the Yuuzhan Vong , who had invaded and were attempting to conquer the galaxy . Throughout four years of devastating warfare , the invaders laid siege to much of the galaxy and even captured the galactic capital of Coruscant . Kashyyyk remained relatively untouched , however . The Wookiee world was used as a New Republic base three years into the war in order to defend the surrounding Mid Rim of space , but when the Yuuzhan Vong were defeated in 29 ABY , Kashyyyk was still lush and gleaming . Seven weeks after the end of the war , Solo and his family returned to Rwookrrorro , and they were joined by Jowdrrl and a group of Chewbacca ' s friends and family when they visited the site of Chewbacca ' s funeral . After Solo plunged the lightsaber of his son Anakin , who had died two years into the war , into a fallen tree branch at the site , Jowdrrl and the other Wookiees covered the area with leaves and vines . Everyone then returned to Rwookrrorro and enjoyed a celebratory feast ; there , Lumpawaroo and Lowbacca informed Solo that they would now be assuming Chewbacca ' s life debt . Although the Human tried to protest , he eventually began to laugh , and Jowdrrl and the other Wookiees added their voices to the expanding chorus of good cheer . Personality and traits . Jowdrrl was a chestnut - furred Wookiee and a skilled starship engineer . She was very perceptive when she analyzed starship components , and she was able to devise improvements to systems that were lacking . When deciding how a vessel could best operate , Jowdrrl sometimes compared its performance to a Wookiee stalking prey in the forests of Kashyyyk . Despite her skill , she was not above recognizing the good work that others had done on ship systems . When given the opportunity to look after the " Millennium Falcon " , Jowdrrl was delighted to be able to live aboard the legendary starship , and while serving aboard it during the mission to the Koornacht Cluster , she showed prowess as a gunner . Jowdrrl was close to her family and friends . When her friend Mallatobuck was smitten with her cousin Chewbacca , Jowdrrl worked to nurture a relationship between the two . As a young Wookiee , Jowdrrl was a giggly girl and was herself somewhat attracted to Chewbacca ' s cousin Dryanta . Jowdrrl had a close relationship with Chewbacca , whom she also physically resembled ; the improvements she made to the " Millennium Falcon " were meant as a gift to Han Solo as thanks for rescuing Chewbacca from slavery . Like Chewbacca , Jowdrrl stubbornly followed her conscience and her own code of honor . She insisted on accompanying her cousin to the Koornacht Cluster to rescue Solo from the Duskhan League , and she asserted that everyone in Chewbacca ' s family was responsible for his life debt to Solo . When Chewbacca refused , she ignored him and continued the preflight procedure he had begun when he left the " Millennium Falcon " to confront his other cousins . When the Galactic Empire occupied Kashyyyk , Jowdrrl worked with the Wookiee underground resistance movement to subvert their activities . When translated into Basic , Jowdrrl ' s name had several possible meanings . The prefix " Jow " meant " space , star , sun , " or " vast , " and the suffix " drrl " could be translated as " safety , sky , " or " treetop . " In addition to being able to speak Shyriiwook , Jowdrrl was fluent in the language ' s Thykarann dialect , which was very rich in technical vocabulary and useful for describing the workings of a starship . Behind the scenes . Jowdrrl was created by author Michael P . Kube - McDowell and was introduced in his 1997 novel " Tyrant ' s Test " . Jowdrrl plays a sizable role in the book , first being entrusted to take care of the " Millennium Falcon " and then joining Chewbacca on a mission to rescue Han Solo from the clutches of the Duskhan League . In McDowell ' s initial outline for the novel , Chewbacca returned to Kashyyyk to find a mate and later set out to rescue Solo in a " Millennium Falcon " crewed by him and his several wives . When he was told by Lucasfilm Ltd . that Chewbacca already had a family in " Star Wars " canon , McDowell altered the plotline to center around Chewbacca returning home to participate in his son ' s coming - of - age ceremony , and to feature Chewbacca ' s cousins rather than his wives crewing the " Millennium Falcon " . Jowdrll has since made cameo appearances in several additional " Star Wars " novels , and she received her first and thus far only visual depiction in the 2000 comic book issue " Chewbacca 1 " . She is also discussed in several sourcebooks and encyclopedias . " Tyrant ' s Test " establishes that Jowdrrl , Dryanta , and Shoran are all cousins of Chewbacca , but it does not indicate what their relationships to each other are . The 2000 novel " " identifies Shoran as the cousin of both Jowdrrl and Dryanta , but , to date , no source has elaborated on Jowdrrl and Dryanta ' s familial connection . " Star Wars : Chewbacca 1 " does show Jowdrrl indicating that she is attracted to Dryanta , however .