Kerrithrarr Kerrithrarr was a male Wookiee politician in the Rebel Alliance . Active during the last years of the Galactic Empire , he became a key signatory on the New Republic Provisional Council . When the Provisional Council became the New Republic Senate in 7 ABY , Kerrithrarr continued to represent the interests of Kashyyyk as senior Senator . Biography . Kerrithrarr was a black - furred , male Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk . During the reign of Emperor Palpatine ' s Galactic Empire , Kerrithrarr worked with the Rebel Alliance to wage war against Palpatine ' s regime and restore a democractic government to power . The war culminated at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , which resulted in the death of Emperor Palpatine and his second - in - command , Darth Vader , as well as the destruction of the second Imperial Death Star Superweapon and much of the Imperial Fleet . In the wake of the victory at Endor , Alliance High Command convened a month - long Constitutional Convention to establish a new government . One week after the Battle of Endor , the Alliance leadership drafted the Declaration of the Alliance of Free Planets , a document that promised equality , tolerance , social responsibility , and morality to the galaxy . Representing Kashyyyk , Kerrithrarr placed his signature on the document , alongside other important leaders of the Alliance , including Admiral Gial Ackbar of Mon Calamari , Doman Beruss of Corellia , Borsk Fey ' lya of Kothlis , Verrinnefra B ' thog Indriummsegh of Elom , Mon Mothma of Chandrila , Leia Organa representing the destroyed planet Alderaan , Jenssar SoBilles of Duro , and Sian Tevv of Sullust . Little consensus was achieved by the Convention . However , attending members agreed to established a Provisional Council , consisting of Kerrithrarr , Ackbar , Beruss , Fey ' lya , Indriummsegh , Mothma , the recently married Leia Organa Solo , and Tevv , to handle the matters of daily government while formal details were discussed and ratified . During this time , Kerrithrarr attended Alliance historian Voren Na ' al ' s Report to the Provisional Council of the Alliance of Free Planets ; a detailed summation of the events after the destruction of the second Death Star . The Report focused primarily on the Bakura Incident , an attack on the planet Bakura by the race of reptilian Ssi - ruu k that occurred the day after the Endor victory . Within five weeks of the Battle of Endor , Council or Kerrithrarr , along with other members of the Provisional Council , signed and legitimized the Declaration of a New Republic . This new declaration formally dissolved the Alliance to Restore the Republic and established the democratic New Republic with Mon Mothma as its Chief of State . As the New Republic unified and expanded , internal schisms fractured the Imperial Navy , and a number of splinter factions vied for control of the Empire ' s remaining holdings . Grand Vizier Sate Pestage , who had assumed control of the majority of the Empire ' s forces after Palpatine ' s death , made arrangements to defect to the New Republic after he discovered that Ysanne Isard , Director of Imperial Intelligence , plotted to overthrow him . Isard informed the Empire ' s Ruling Council of Pestage ' s defection , and the former Grand Vizier was captured . As the New Republic Provisional Council debated rescuing Pestage , it was ultimately Councilor Kerrithrarr ' s words that swayed the operation ' s key decrier , Borsk Fey ' lya , to support the rescue . As the New Republic continued to wrest worlds from Imperial control , Councilor Fey ' lya called for a summit of the Provisional Council in order to discuss taking control of the planet Coruscant , the galactic capital for both the Empire and its predecessor , the Old Republic . Fey ' lya knew that he would butt heads with Councilor Ackbar , and selected the planet Noquivzor to be the summit ' s location , as its warm , dry savannas would be an uncomfortable setting for his predicted opponents . Kerrithrarr , who was from the heavily forested Kashyyyk , was among those targeted by the subtle manipulation . While all of the councilors agreed that taking Coruscant was vital , and would greatly benefit perceptions of the New Republic , they disagreed on which methods were needed to secure the planet . After Noquivzor was attacked by Zsinj , a former Imperial Admiral and a powerful , self - proclaimed Warlord , Ackbar eventually supported Fey ' lya ' s tactical proposals . Ackbar believed that the conquest of Coruscant needed to be hastened so the New Republic could sooner focus bringing Zsinj to justice . As the New Republic took control of Coruscant , Ysanne Isard released a virulent plague into the planet ' s lower levels . While discussing the plague , Kerrithrarr suggested a militarized approach to quarantine the spread of the virus . In 17 ABY , the New Republic senate suffered a series of bombings attributed to Kueller , a former student of the Jedi Praxeum who had turned to the dark side of the Force . An emergency vote to replace the delegates lost in the attacks with former Imperials was held . Senator Kerrithrarr voted in the minority , and was one of only fifteen senators to oppose the emergency elections . Behind the scenes . In the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , authored by Stephen J . Sansweet and published by Del Rey in 1998 , a female Wookiee named Kybacca is described as the senior Wookiee New Republic senator who opposed allowing former Imperials to serve in the senate . The " Encyclopedia " sources the entry to Kristine Kathryn Rusch ' s 1996 novel , " The New Rebellion " . However , the novel makes no mention of any Kybacca . Instead , it is Kerrithrarr who is the senior Wookiee senator , and who is one of the few senators to oppose the election of former Imperial officials to New Republic positions . The 2000 reference book " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , Third Edition and the 2008 compendium , " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , both reprint the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " Kybacca entry . . An entry for Kerrithrarr is added to " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , however . In Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing ' s abridged audio cassette of " " , Kerithrarr is mentioned once simply as " Wookiee senator , " however all other narrative involving Kerrithrarr is removed . The abridging process completely removes Kerrithrarr from Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing ' s rendition of " " , " Shield of Lies " , and " The New Rebellion " .