Halle Dray Halle Dray , a Human female and a native of the planet Alderaan , was one of the thousands of Alderaanian refugees who fled to the planet Delaya following the Destruction of Alderaan by the Imperial Death Star battlestation . While on Delaya , Dray and J ' er Nahj , a Human male , looked after a young boy Shell , who had been orphaned after the attack . Dray was a member and a leader of a group of Alderaanian refugees whose members loathed Princess Leia Organa , as her actions had caused Alderaan to become involved with the Rebellion , which in turn led to Alderaan ' s involvement in the Galactic Civil War , and later its destruction . In 0 ABY , the group captured Organa as part of a plan to turn the Princess in to the Empire , and to be rewarded with a new planet for Alderaanian refugees . However , the Imperials betrayed Dray ' s group , which led to her death . Biography . A Human female , Halle Dray lived on the planet Alderaan during the time of the Galactic Civil War , a major galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Alderaan was destroyed in 0 BBY by the Galactic Empire ' s Death Star battlestation at the order of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin in order to demonstrate the destructive firepower of the battlestation on a world sympathetic to the Rebels , resulting in the complete annihilation of Alderaan and its inhabitants . Dray was off - world when the Destruction of Alderaan occurred , and she afterward fled to the planet Delaya in the Alderaan system , which had been the sister world of Alderaan before the latter ' s demise . Dray became one of the leaders of a group of Alderaanian refugees who loathed Princess Leia Organa of the Royal House of Alderaan , as her actions had gotten Alderaan involved with the Rebellion , which in turn caused Alderaan ' s involvement in the Galactic Civil War and its subsequent destruction . After her homeworld ' s end , Dray and J ' er Nahj , a Human male , looked after a young boy named Shell , an orphan of the attack . Later , in 0 ABY , Dray and her followers confronted Organa before the Princess participated in a meeting with Alderaanian survivor groups to entice them to join the Rebel Alliance . Dray accused her of loving war , and the group kidnapped Organa by tossing her into a speeder truck . Dray and her followers hoped to turn Organa in to the Empire in exchange for a new planet for Alderaanian refugees . While in custody , Organa tried to escape , but the faction stopped her . When they arrived at an abandoned building , Dray and her followers contacted the Imperials and turned in Organa for the reward for which they had long hoped . However , the Imperial party — comprised of four stormtroopers and an Imperial officer — betrayed Dray and her followers , and they killed most of the group , including Dray , with blasters . Organa , on the other hand , would be later rescued by Rebel forces . Personality and traits . Halle Dray was a determined woman who wanted peace for herself as well as her fellow Alderaanians . She only felt hate toward the Organa family , as she believed that they had ruined many of Alderaanians ' lives as well as hers . Dray was also one of the leaders of a group of Alderaanian refugees who loathed Princess Leia Organa , as her actions had cost Alderaan its destruction . Dray ' s leadership in the group contributed to the downfall of the faction , leaving most of the group dead , due to the fact that Dray had not suspected that the Empire would betray them . Behind the scenes . Halle Dray ' s first and currently only appearance to date was in the novel " " , released in 2008 . The novel was written by Alex Wheeler .