Rivoche Tarkin Rivoche Tarkin was the daughter of Brigadier Gideon Tarkin and the niece of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin . After her father ' s death , she lived with her uncle , during which time she came to question the Tarkin family ' s adherence to the Galactic Empire . She passed privileged information regarding an Imperial attack to Biggs Darklighter , a young Imperial cadet who had become a member of the Rebellion . This information saved a number of Duros insurgents , and led to her becoming a deep - cover agent for Alliance Intelligence . She was quite successful in this role , as her connections , wealth , and status led her to be in demand for important social events and to be courted by a number of high - ranking Imperials . The Empire uncovered evidence of her duplicity , prompting Rebel General Airen Cracken to send two operative s , Cryle Cavv and Quillin Arkell , to extract her just prior to her sham wedding to the son of an Imperial Moff . The extraction was successful , despite the efforts of Sollaine , the head of the Imperial Security Bureau , who was personally responsible for capturing her alive . Tarkin became a reporter for New Republic Intelligence . She was present aboard the Star Destroyer " Liberator " when it crash - landed on Coruscant , where she reported on the devastation the Imperial Civil War had caused on the former center of galactic government . She eventually married historian Voren Na ' al , with whom she had several children . Biography . Early years . Rivoche Tarkin was the daughter of Brigadier Gideon Tarkin , a New Order loyalist and accomplished military officer . She spent much of her early life on Coruscant , living a life of privilege until her father was killed in the Erhynradd Mutiny in 5 BBY . Upon his death , she was offered a home in the estate of her uncle , Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin , on Eriadu . Resenting the fact that she had lost her father , she threw a series of spoiled tantrums until her uncle " relocated " a friendly servant girl and her family to a prison asteroid , sending Rivoche a message that was all too clear about her behavior . It also taught her that the world around her was cruel and dangerous , and this was her first impetus to question her beliefs . She was soon sent to an exclusive preparatory academy on the planet Clær , where she continued to attend the social events that were expected of a young woman of her status ; however , despite maintaining a facade of model propriety to onlookers , her faith in the policies of her uncle and the New Order that he supported wavered more and more . Her questioning only increased when she began meeting others at these functions who secretly despised the Galactic Empire , including Biggs Darklighter , a young Imperial Academy cadet . At some point , the Grand Vizier gave her a customized poison detector , a common fixture among the scheming nobles of the Imperial court . It was a customized zZip Personality Series ChaumScanner 5 disguised as a sapphire brooch in an ornamental setting , and was designed to subtly warn the wearer when an integrated sensor detected chemical or biological toxins . The sapphire contained a holo of the Tarkin family crest deep within it , and this stone became Tarkin ' s favorite jewel . Deep - cover agent . At her debutante cotillion , a cadet of CompForce , the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order ' s military arm , offhandedly mentioned an upcoming strike against Duros insurgents within the Duros Allied Army . Knowing that Darklighter had ties to people who might have been affiliated with the Rebel Alliance , she passed the information to him , and to her surprise , the insurgents were extracted and the CompForce assault failed , thanks to her information . Ecstatic about her success , she began actively spying for the Rebellion , and Darklighter put her in contact with other Alliance personnel , including Voren Na ' al , a young reporter - turned - historian serving under Arhul Hextrophon in the Historian Corp . To facilitate her spying , she had her poison - detecting brooch modified to hold a tiny , undetectable holorecorder , which she could activate with a simple touch while flirting with prospective marks . Tarkin soon proved herself to be one of Alliance Intelligence ' s most successful undercover spies , providing information that led to the evacuation of an Alliance base on New Cylimba , saving it from an Imperial massacre . Her wealth , connections , and fashion sense put her in constant demand at important social events . She was courted by more than a dozen high - ranking Imperials at a time . Only Na ' al , General Airen Cracken , and a handful of Alliance Intelligence agents were aware of her new loyalties , for fear that if knowledge of her identity as the niece of a hated and feared Imperial became more widespread it would lead to problematic repercussions within the Rebellion . There were those in the Empire who believed that Tarkin had a responsibility to wed and raise the next generation of Tarkins eager to serve the New Order . Following the death of her uncle aboard the Death Star in 0 BBY , the pressures on her increased . She eventually agreed to marry Vastin Caglio , eldest son of Moff Jamson Caglio of Bormea sector . The younger Caglio saw her as the ideal trophy bride to further his political career , while Rivoche Tarkin , who regarded the man as a spoiled brat , saw him as an opportunity to end the scrutiny those pressuring her to wed placed upon her . Extraction . In 0 ABY , just prior to Rivoche Tarkin ' s engagement party to Caglio on Corulag , the Empire uncovered evidence , in the form of highly - encrypted datafiles , of a deep - cover operative working within the Empire . Emperor Palpatine considered locating this operative to be of paramount importance , but his apprentice and primary enforcer , Darth Vader , was unable to attend to it personally , as he had just been given the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " and the responsibility of locating the new Rebel base . Instead , Vader recommended Sollaine , the new head of the Imperial Security Bureau and a rival of his , for the unenviable task of capturing the operative alive . Alliance Intelligence also became aware that evidence had fallen into the hands of the Empire , so General Cracken assigned former - SpecOp Cryle Cavv and Velabri Lancer Quillin Arkell to extract Tarkin . Cavv and Arkell arrived at Corulag to discover over one hundred thousand Imperial starships , all present for the engagement party . Cavv and Arkell , who were flying under forged datawork identifying their ship , the " G Cat " , as belonging to an Imperial noble , were given an automated invitation to the party . The invitation allowed them to get to Tarkin relatively unhindered , but Sollaine and a squad of Storm commando s arrived before they were able to leave . Cavv hastily foisted a package of thermite explosive on the Imperials , managing to kill the commandos , severely wound Sollaine , and give Tarkin and her rescuers a chance to escape . When they realized that returning to their ship was out of the question , they proceeded to the Royal Galaxy Hotel , the tallest building in Curamelle , so that Cavv ' s droid could fly their ship to them . However , Sollaine had hired over fifty bounty hunters from Coreguard Security Services and set up an ambush on the roof of the hotel , having guessed it as their destination . Tarkin and her rescuers learned of the ambush after Cavv ' s droid , R2 - RC , tapped into the rooftop surveillance imager s . They holed up in a hotel room while waiting for the arrival of Cavv ' s backup , a bounty hunter and master of disguise named Finn Varatha . Varatha provided Tarkin with a blaster pistol , and together , the group of four turned the tables on the ambushers , defeating them despite overwhelming odds and clearing the way for R2 - RC to pick them up . Tarkin and the rescue team fled the planet . A full squadron of TIE fighters pursued them into the maze of ships , exchanging fire with the " G Cat " . Sollaine returned to his Star Destroyer , the " Devastator " , and attempted to capture the ship , but it managed to escape to hyperspace when Darth Vader unexpectedly arrived in - system aboard the " Executor " . New Republic reporter . General Cracken provided Tarkin safe harbor at a facility under his command . Following the Battle of Endor , she became a reporter working for New Republic Intelligence , all the while becoming closer to New Republic historian Voren Na ' al . She was a survivor of the Empire ' s capture of Coruscant in 10 ABY . Shortly thereafter , she accompanied the generals Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian on a series of surprise assaults aboard the Star Destroyer " Liberator " , and was with them when that ship was shot down over Coruscant . The " Liberator " would have been destroyed if not for Luke Skywalker , who used his abilities with the Force , as well as the ship ' s deflector shields and anti - grav breaking system to set it down near the Imperial Palace . The ship ' s distress beacon failed on impact , and the survivors were left waiting for days for rescuers to find them . While on the planet , Tarkin witnessed the behavior of the scavengers that had descended on the world , prompting her to write a report on them . Accompanied by Demolinn and Greybird , two escorts assigned by General Antilles , she searched for survivors of the ongoing Imperial Civil War . Tarkin noted that the devastation and the greed of the Imperial mutineers was much worse than had been generally recognized , a fact she relayed in a letter to Na ' al . On the fifth day after the " Liberator " crash landing , a group of Imperials found the ship and crew and attacked , fighting and nearly overwhelming the survivors . Before they could succeed , Han Solo , Leia Organa Solo , and Chewbacca arrived aboard the " Millennium Falcon " , and the group defeated the Imperials pinning down the " Liberator " crew , as well as a group of aggressive scavengers that followed . When a Force storm appeared out of hyperspace , Skywalker insisted it was meant for him and that the others must leave ; the " Liberator " survivors were forced to rush aboard the " Falcon " and abandon the Jedi Master to it . Solo took the survivors to Pinnacle Base in the Cyax system . After Na ' al interviewed Han Solo regarding his exploits in the Corporate Sector , he allowed Tarkin to review his material . She suggested providing it to the same Adarlon - based holotape producers that had been attempting to turn Arhul Hextrophon ' s study on Xim - era holo - iconography into a musical , noting that Solo ' s tales were ideal for realizing the studio ' s goal of increasing the accessibility of their " inspirational " holotapes . Eventually , Voren Na ' al and Rivoche Tarkin married . They had several children together , including a son , Gideon Na ' al , whom they named after Tarkin ' s father . Gideon went on to follow in his father ' s footsteps as an author . Tarkin was displeased to learn that her husband was leaving on a special mission on behalf of Mon Mothma to Exocron in 19 ABY , but allowed him to go on the condition that someone went with him . Voren Na ' al accepted her condition and asked one of his graduate students , Pollo Tipn , to accompany him on the journey . Personality and traits . Rivoche Tarkin was a pampered , privileged youth , prone to tantrums when she did not get her way . While living with her uncle , however , she became aware of the cruelty and danger present in the galaxy , and also started to question the pro - Imperial beliefs of her family , eventually coming to hate the Empire and its policies . While she loathed the ideology the Tarkins had subscribed to , she remained loyal to her family , refusing to endanger any of them or to tolerate slights against the family name . Her protectiveness of family extended to her husband , whom she insisted take someone with him on a potentially dangerous fact - finding mission to the Kathol sector . Like her uncle , she could be distant and sharp - tongued , although she also possessed his calculating mind . Tarkin ' s fashion sense , wealth , and connections made her an ideal deep - cover agent , a dangerous job at which she was quite successful . She was also knowledgeable of more practical skills , including marksmanship and blaster maintenance . She was willing to do distasteful things , including marrying a man she loathed , to continue in her deep - cover role . Behind the scenes . Rivoche Tarkin was created by Michael Allen Horne . She was first mentioned in the " Dark Empire Sourcebook " , published by West End Games for " " in 1993 , and was given a full write - up by Horne in " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives " in 1994 . She was mentioned in several other West End products , usually in relation to her communications with Voren Na ' al , though she also played a major role in the short story " Small Favors . " Since West End Games ceased production of " Star Wars " materials , she has gone largely unmentioned , being referenced only in " The New Essential Guide to Characters " , " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " , and " Galaxy of Intrigue " . " Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 " includes an adventure idea in which player characters replace Cavv and Arkell in rescuing Tarkin from Corulag . The idea mostly echoes the plot of " Small Favors , " though for independent characters without pre - existing ties to the Rebellion , it suggests General Cracken — in the guise of a " mysterious party " — hires the characters to kidnap Tarkin . The image of Rivoche Tarkin used in " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives " , drawn by Mike Vilardi , has been reused twice . It appears in " Small Favors " to again represent her . Later , it was colorized and had background elements removed to illustrate the character template of an " Arrogant Noble " player character in " " . Although Rivoche Tarkin ' s hair is described as brown , the colorized version of the image shows it as white .