Oris Kyrell Oris Kyrell was a male human aristocrat from the planet Jelucan . He was married to Ganaire Kyrell and was the father of Dalven and Thane Kyrell . Oris was abusive towards Thane , though he took pride in Dalven as his oldest son . He also disapproved of Thane ' s childhood friendship with Ciena Ree , due to the rift between her people and his aristocratic class . Biography . Oris Kyrell was the husband of Ganaire Kyrell and the father of Dalven and Thane Kyrell . He was an aristocrat and a descendant of the Second - wave migrants that settled on the planet Jelucan . Oris worked as an accountant during the Age of the Empire . He and his wife Ganaire lived in a grand home that was layered with gold tiles . Oris and his family attended the ceremony celebrating the Galactic Empire ' s Annexation of Jelucan in 11 BBY . When his wife Ganaire complained about not bringing their hovercraft , Oris responded that the hangars would be too crowded and insisted that the boys could keep up . After Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin gave a speech , Oris and his wife attended a private reception with several " Very Important Officials . " They left Dalven to babysit his younger brother Thane . However , Dalven abandoned Thane to spend time with his friends . As a result , Thane befriended a Jelucani First Waver girl named Ciena Ree . After meeting Tarkin , the two decided to aspire for careers in the Imperial Navy . Despite Thane ' s ambitions , Oris took little interest in the intellectual development of his younger son . He instead showered favors over his older son Dalven and even used bribery to secure Dalven a place at an Imperial Academy . By contrast , Oris treated his younger son with disdain . When Thane was fifteen years old , he even beat him up in a fit of rage . On another occasion , Oris broke up a fight between his sons after Dalven insulted Thane ' s friend Ciena . Following the destruction of Alderaan , Thane deserted the Imperial Navy out of disillusionment with the Empire ' s brutal tactics . Thane returned to Jelucan but decided not to seek refuge with his parents . The former TIE fighter pilot did not want to endure his father ' s drunken contempt or his mother ' s outrage . In order to protect Thane , Ciena Ree , who had become a Lieutenant Commander in the Imperial Navy , filed a report claiming that Thane had committed suicide . Thane later joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic . After the Battle of Hoth , Oris and Ganaire were halfway across the planet on a business trip when Thane visited Jelucan to offer support to his friend Ciena , whose mother Verine Ree had been framed for embezzlement . Oris , Ganaire , and Dalven presumably believed that Thane had perished . Personality and traits . Oris Kyrell was a snobbish and temperamental human man who built a large house that had gold tiles . As a second - waver , he looked down upon the first wave of settlers who dwelled in Jelucan ' s valleys . Oris also had a hot temper and would use physical force to discipline his sons Dalven and Thane . He favored his older son Dalven over his younger son Thane . Having high hopes for Dalven , Oris used bribery to secure his older son a place at an Imperial Academy . By contrast , Oris had a bad relationship with Thane . When Thane was fifteen years old , he beat up his younger son in a fit of rage . As a result , Thane developed a hatred for his father . As an adult , he did not maintain contact with his family , not wanting to endure Oris ' drunken rages . On one occasion , Thane expressed anger when his friend Ciena likened him to his father . Oris was also a frequent consumer of alcoholic beverages . He frequented pubs and was known to enter into drunken rages . Skills and abilities . Oris Kyrell worked as an accountant and was regarded as dishonest by his younger son Thane . Behind the scenes . Oris Kyrell first appeared as a background character in the canon novel " Lost Stars " , which was written by Claudia Gray and published in 2015 .