Jylia Shale Jylia Shale was a high ranking officer and legendary strategist in the Galactic Empire ' s army , holding the position of general . Several months after the Battle of Endor , Shale attended a secret summit on Akiva called by Admiral Rae Sloane . Shale held the opinion that the Empire would not be able to win and that they should surrender to the New Republic in order to survive . The New Republic attacked the Star Destroyer s above Akiva and as a result , she was captured along with Yupe Tashu . Biography . Imperial Future Council . During the reign of the Galactic Empire , General Jylia Shale was a skilled strategist and tactician in the Imperial Army . Following the Battle of Endor , she traveled to the planet Akiva on the Imperial Star Destroyer " Ascent " to attend an emergency summit called the Imperial Future Council to discuss the future of the Empire . Other delegates included Admiral Rae Sloane , the self - proclaimed Grand Moff Valco Pandion , the former Imperial Adviser Yupe Tashu , and the Imperial financier and slave trafficker Arsin Crassus . General Shale and her fellow delegates landed at the Satrap ' s Palace in the capital city Myrra where they were hosted by Satrap Isstra Dirus . She traveled in a " Lambda " - class shuttle and was accompanied by two of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . After landing , Shale and her fellow delegates were spotted by the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari , who was working for the New Republic , the successor to the Rebel Alliance . Jas however was attacked by Sloane ' s shuttle and was captured by the Sullustan crime lord Surat Nuat . Shale attended a banquet where she suggested that the New Republic ' s propaganda was not completely false and that the Empire was lying to themselves . She also expressed concern about the safety of the emergency summit after learning that Sloane had captured the New Republic starfighter pilot Wedge Antilles . When the Imperial Future Council learned that Imperial forces had shot down two New Republic A - wings , Shale disagreed with Grand Moff Pandion ' s plan to dispatch the Imperial Navy ' s last Super Star Destroyer " Ravager " to Akiva to reassert Imperial military power . Shale argued that the Empire was not ready to fight the rebellion and likened the Galactic Civil War to a game of chatta - ragul . Shale theorized that the New Republic Grand Admiral Ackbar would not send a military force to Akiva but would instead send a drone ship . In the light of the Imperial losses since Endor , Shale urged her comrades not to waste more Imperial resources and manpower . She and the majority of the delegates voted to move the Star Destroyers into hyperspace despite the protests of Crassus and Pandion . As the meeting dragged on , Shale disagreed with Crassus ' recommendation that they plunder the Imperial coffers in order to bribe the galactic populace . She feared that plundering the InterGalactic Banking Clan ' s coffers would plunge the galaxy into a recession . Shale was also skeptical of Crassus ' idea that the Empire establish a truce with the New Republic . Shale argued that the New Republic was not in a mood for peace with the Empire and that they were more interested in trying Imperial leaders as war criminals . Shale also criticized the Emperor ' s Death Stars as a colossal waste of resources and slammed the Emperor for his arrogance . Shale ' s remarks unnerved the Imperial advisor Tashu . Shale also disagreed with Pandion ' s view that the rebels were terrorist and criminals and argued that they were motivated by legitimate grievances towards the Empire including oppression , the enslavement of alien species , and the Death Stars . When Pandion responded that her remarks were worthy of death , Shale responded that the Empire had become executioners . Lacking a meaningful strategy , she suggested that the Imperials surrender to the New Republic . Shale and the others listened when Tashu recommended that the remnants of the Empire flee to the Unknown Regions and find the source of the dark side . Flight from Akiva . Later , Shale and Pandion argued about marshaling Imperial ships above Akiva . She advised against deploying Imperial ships there in order to avoid losing more ships to the New Republic . When Pandion attacked her for cowardice , she pointed out that Pandion had abandoned his men on a communications station on Malastare when the battle was turning against the Empire . Admiral Sloane then intervened and reminded the delegates that the purpose of their meeting was to discuss the future of the Empire rather than squabble . After the New Republic pilot Norra Wexley and her motley rebel stand stirred up a popular uprising in Myrra , Shale and the other Imperials made preparations to flee the planet . Since their shuttles had been destroyed by Norra , Sloane decided to commandeer Crassus ' pleasure craft " Golden Harp " for the Imperial Future Council . Shale and her fellow Imperials were joined by Norra and her associates Jas Emari and the former Imperial Security Bureau officer Sinjir Rath Velus , who had been captured while trying to breach the palace . Their flight back to the Imperial command ships coincided with a New Republic naval attack on Akiva . During the flight , Shale was in the passenger compartment when an altercation broke out between Sinjir , Pandion , and Emari . The rebel captives were freed by Norra ' s son Temmin Wexley , who had managed to sneak aboard the yacht . Due to damage sustained to the " Golden Harp " , the yacht crashed - landed in the hangar of the Star Destroyer " Vigilance " . Shale along with Tashu were knocked unconscious during the crash while Crassus was killed . Temmin , Sinjir , and Emari took the Imperials into custody while Norra pursued Sloane , who had escaped in an Imperial shuttle with Pandion . New Republic forces subsequently liberated Akiva . New Republic captivity . Since Jylia Shale cooperated with the New Republic authorities , she was given a comfortable apartment with a food prep station and a proper bathroom . In 5 ABY , Jylia hosted two of her former captors , Sinjir and Norra ' s son Temmin ; who had come to solicit information on Imperial captives . Jylia denied knowing any information about Imperial fugitives but Sinjir sensed that she was lying . When Shale asked whether he missed the " warm embrace " of the Empire , Sinjir responded that he missed the person he had been before joining the Empire . While Shale was unable to help , she suggested that Sinjir and Temmin visit her fellow captive Tashu , who was housed in less comfortable circumstances . During the chaos of the attack on Chandrila , Jylia was assassinated by the rogue New Republic Senate Guardsman Windom Traducier under orders from Imperial Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax , who also freed Tashu from captivity . Personality and traits . Jylia Shale was a wizened human female with an austere bun on her head . As a general in the Imperial Army , she wore a crisp gray uniform . Shale was a pragmatic strategist and tactician who respected her New Republic adversaries particularly Admiral Ackbar . Shale recognized that the Empire was a in a weakened position following the Battle of Endor and advised caution in its struggle against the ascendant New Republic . During the emergency summit on Akiva , Shale advocated that the Empire not squander its military forces on losing battles with the Rebellion . She was also blunt in her criticism of the Emperor ' s policies including the Death Stars , authoritarianism , and the enslavement of alien species . Shale ' s disillusionment with the Empire led her to collaborate with the New Republic once in captivity . However , this made her a target of the Imperial leader Gallius Rax , who ordered her assassination . Behind the scenes . Jylia Shale first appeared as a supporting character in Chuck Wendig ' s 2015 novel " Aftermath " . Most of her lines were told from the point of views of the characters Rae Sloane and Sinjir Rath Velus . She also made a brief appearance in the novel ' s 2016 sequel " " .