Kinman Doriana Kinman Doriana was a male Human who came from the Chommell sector world of Naboo and served as one of Palpatine ' s most trusted aides during both the Republic and Imperial eras . As such , he witnessed Palpatine ' s rise through the political hierarchy , first as Naboo ambassador and then senator of the Chommell sector , before finally achieving the rank of Supreme Chancellor . By the end of the Clone Wars , Doriana ' s friend — a Dark Lord of the Sith in secret — ultimately became the Emperor of the first Galactic Empire . Biography . Early exploits . Meeting Palpatine . Kinman Doriana was a male Naboo who experienced a troubled youth , which may have caused him to develop certain skills . These skills brought him to the attention of Palpatine , who – following the instructions of his Sith Master Darth Plagueis – befriended Doriana and involved him in his schemes . Doriana became a " shadow advisor " to Palpatine , and few beings were aware of his name or position . In 54 BBY , several years after Palpatine first noticed Doriana , Doriana and Palpatine – who had become the ambassador - at - large for Naboo – attended a gala held for the victors of the Vinta Harvest Classic at the Eriaduan consulate on Malastare as members of Senator Vidar Kim ' s party . Sitting at a separate table from Senator Kim , Doriana and Palpatine conversed with an attractive , dark - haired female hostess . Senator Kim ' s wife and children died in an starship crash on Naboo around the time of the Malastare gala , and Doriana subsequently attended their funeral in Theed with Janus Greejatus , another ally of Palpatine . Vidar Kim was later assassinated , and Palpatine was appointed to succeed Kim as Naboo ' s Senator in 52 BBY . Senator Palpatine traveled to the galactic capital of Coruscant , and Doriana did the same , acquiring a residence on the 238th floor of the Third Ring Apartment Towers . Doriana received guidance on Coruscant ' s underbelly from Sate Pestage , another associate of Palpatine with whom Doriana formed an immediate bond . Along with Pestage and Greejatus , Doriana accompanied Palpatine at Vidar Kim ' s funeral service , held at Naboo ' s embassy on Coruscant . Senatorial aide . As an aide of Senator Palpatine , Doriana worked with Pestage to maintain Palpatine ' s schedule , clandestinely attend to his dirty work , and aid in the formulation of the Senator ' s plots and schemes . Just over two standard months after Palpatine arrived on Coruscant , Doriana was present at Naboo ' s station in the Senate Rotunda as Palpatine announced Naboo ' s abstinence in the Senate ' s vote on whether to seat a number of Trade Federation client worlds . In the weeks following the vote , Doriana and Pestage frequently accompanied Palpatine in his nighttime explorations of Coruscant . Pestage later asked Doriana to monitor members of the Gran Protectorate who had established a contract with the Maladian s to assassinate an unknown associate of Damask Holdings . The Maladians ' target turned out to be Hego Damask – also known as Darth Plagueis – and Doriana failed to prevent the attempt on Damask ' s life . In 33 BBY , as Palpatine instigated the Yinchorri Crisis , Doriana , along with Sate Pestage , assisted in the dumping of Jedi corpses on the threshold of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum and arranged for the infiltration of the Jedi Temple by Yinchorri warriors . Doriana was later present at Palpatine ' s station in the Senate Rotunda , gossiping with Pestage while Chancellor Valorum addressed the ongoing Yinchorri situation . Doriana , Pestage , and Palpatine later attended a Coruscant performance of the opera " The Brief Reign of Future Wraiths " as guests of Senator Orn Free Taa . In 32 . 5 BBY , Doriana and Pestage accompanied Palpatine at a special session at the Senate Rotunda , during which Chancellor Valorum called for renewed taxation of the trade routes to outlying systems . In 32 BBY , Palpatine ' s apprentice Darth Maul – who was aware of Doriana ' s identity – injured an information broker named Lorn Pavan in the process of eliminating Hath Monchar , a treacherous associate of Palpatine , and Doriana and Pestage subsequently escorted Pavan downside to receive medical attention . Doriana had become linked to Valorum ' s aide Sei Taria by the time of the Trade Federation ' s blockade of Naboo later in 32 BBY , and worked to further Palpatine ' s political interests during the blockade by coordinating with Pestage , Greejatus , Armand Isard , and others to plant incriminating evidence and expose certain cases of corruption . With Pestage , Doriana conceived a strategy to weaken the campaigns of Palpatine ' s primary rivals for the chancellorship : Senator Ainlee Team ' s protection of a Dug associate of Gardulla the Hutt and the Bando Gora would be exposed to Bail Antilles , who would in turn appear to be an overzealous reformer . Following the call for a Vote of No Confidence against Chancellor Valorum , Doriana was present at Naboo ' s station in the Senate Rotunda with Pestage and Quarsh Panaka , and Magister Hego Damask edged past him and the other two men to meet with Palpatine . Serving the Chancellor . Conspiracy on Barlok . Doriana , still considered a young man , continued to assist and advise Palpatine after Palpatine assumed the position of Supreme Chancellor . Doriana also began to serve the Sith Lord Darth Sidious in secret , and was under the impression that Sidious and Chancellor Palpatine were separate individuals . In his position within the Supreme Chancellor ' s Office , Doriana worked on Sidious ' s behalf to shield the Trade Federation from prosecution for its actions on Naboo . At some point , Sidious and Doriana became aware of a mysterious group of extragalactic beings known as the Far Outsiders , who appeared to be making preparations for a future invasion of the galaxy . Concerned that the Far Outsiders ' efforts would accelerate if they were able to intercept the upcoming Outbound Flight mission , Sidious and Doriana arranged for its destruction . Due to the expected presence of Jedi – who were capable of manipulating the minds of organic beings – on Outbound Flight , Doriana proposed the use of droid starfighters in the attack . Five years after Palpatine ' s election , Doriana was introduced to Jedi Master Jorus C ' baoth in Chancellor Palpatine ' s inner office when C ' baoth arrived to discuss the Outbound Flight project with Palpatine . During the meeting , Doriana proposed dispatching C ' baoth to resolve a dispute between Barlok and the Corporate Alliance as a means of persuading the Senate Appropriations Committee to undo reductions in the funding of the project . Palpatine and C ' baoth were receptive and agreed to follow Doriana ' s suggestion . Dismissed by Palpatine , Doriana then returned to his apartment , where he made contact with Darth Sidious via holoprojector and informed the Sith Lord of C ' baoth ' s impending departure for Barlok . Doriana recruited the Brolf known as Patriot and his allies to carry out a plot against the Barlok negotiations , considering them ideal pawns . On Barlok , Doriana provided Patriot with a data card that would act as a course director for a missile in what Doriana claimed was a planned attempt to assassinate C ' baoth , Magistrate Passel Argente , and Guildmaster Gilfrome the following day . In reality , the goal of Sidious and Doriana ' s scheme was merely to frighten both sides of the negotiations into accepting C ' baoth ' s terms ; Doriana had also applied a shroud - liquid sprayer to the missile to ensure the weapon would not be stopped until it reached the conference chamber , where C ' baoth was expected to dramatically bring the weapon to a halt . Events occurred as planned at the negotiations , with Doriana observing the scene from a hotel room balcony , and Doriana subsequently made contact with Sidious via holoprojector again to report the operation ' s success . Sidious instructed Doriana to leave Barlok and return to his official business , and to become Chancellor Palpatine ' s personal liaison to the final preparations for Outbound Flight . Encounter with the Chiss . Three weeks before Outbound Flight was scheduled to leave Republic space , Doriana retrieved the final crew and passenger list for the voyage from Captain Pakmillu on Yaga Minor . While examining the list , Doriana noticed the presence of three additional Jedi : C ' baoth ' s former Padawan Lorana Jinzler , Obi - Wan Kenobi , and Kenobi ' s Padawan Anakin Skywalker . Doriana traveled by shuttle to the Yavvitiri Spaceport , where he passed through security to reach the restricted zone on the far side of the spaceport where his ship was berthed . Inside his ship , Doriana met with Trade Federation Vicelord Siv Kav before making another report to Darth Sidious , whom Doriana informed of the additional Jedi on Outbound Flight . Sidious initially ordered Doriana to ensure Anakin Skywalker was removed from the ship , but to Doriana ' s relief , he then decided to deal with Skywalker himself . Sidious also directed Doriana to intercept Outbound Flight at the first of its two planned navigational checks outside Republic space . Doriana and Kav boarded the Trade Federation battleship " Darkvenge " and traveled to the coordinates of Outbound Flight ' s first stop as part of a fifteen - ship task force – which , under Sidious ' s orders , was staffed by crews of minimal size to reduce the risk of their plot being discovered . Doriana privately worried that Sidious intended to eliminate any survivors of the mission , and he felt that the reduced crew sizes would work in Sidious ' s favor if this was indeed the case . Outbound Flight was expected to arrive at the location in a little over eleven days , and Doriana convinced Kav to ensure their task force ' s preparedness for the upcoming attack by running training exercises over that time . Prior to Outbound Flight ' s arrival , however , the task force was discovered by a group of Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet vessels led by Commander Mitth ' raw ' nuruodo , who hailed the fleet and demanded that they identify themselves and state their intentions . Hauled out of bed , Doriana reached the bridge of the " Darkvenge " ten minutes after the Chiss established contact . Noticing that Mitth ' raw ' nuruodo spoke Basic , Doriana imagined that the commander might be a pirate who possessed some knowledge of the outer reaches of the Republic , or that he and his forces might have been sent as spies by the Jedi , by Palpatine , or by some other party . Doriana , unlike Kav , did not perceive the Chiss fleet as a definite threat , and introduced himself to Thrawn under the alias of " Commander Stratis " through an open hailing channel . Refusing to disclose any details regarding their mission , Doriana failed to convince Thrawn that his task force posed no threat to Thrawn or his people . The discussion was cut short by an impatient and overconfident Kav , who ordered an attack on Thrawn ' s forces . As the engagement began , Doriana continued to urge caution from Kav , and unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the Vicelord not to split the fleet by sending the " Keeper " to enter the battle . Chiss fighters then used Conner net s to create a gap in the task force ' s defensive screen of starfighters , and Doriana demanded that Kav activate the rest of their starfighters . Kav obeyed Doriana ' s command , only for the Chiss to jam the task force ' s communication signals , taking all their starfighters offline . All vessels in the task force except the " Darkvenge " were subsequently destroyed or disabled , and Doriana directed Kav to surrender to the Chiss attackers . Commander Thrawn then boarded the " Darkvenge " and met Doriana and Kav on the ship ' s bridge . Thrawn was accompanied by two Chiss guards and a Human named Jorj Car ' das , whom he introduced as a prisoner and a suspected spy . Doriana , however , correctly deduced that this was a deception to make him believe Thrawn would not listen to Car ' das ' s advice . Again , Thrawn asked Doriana to explain the purpose of his task force ' s presence . Doriana led Thrawn to Kav ' s command office , where – while seated in Vicelord Kav ' s chair – he told Thrawn of the Outbound Flight mission and attempted to convince him that the Jedi on board would attempt to impose their will on Thrawn ' s people if they traveled through Chiss space in the course of their mission . Noting the presence of Car ' das , Doriana attempted to portray the Jedi in a negative fashion while avoiding any falsehoods that would be obvious to a being who was familiar with them . After Doriana finished speaking , Thrawn ordered him and Kav to remain on the bridge of the " Darkvenge " , and informed Doriana that a Chiss team would soon board to examine the ship and its equipment . Doriana agreed to cooperate , overruling Kav ' s protestations . After Thrawn ' s departure , Doriana explained to a still - defiant Kav that he had formulated a new strategy to ensure that Sidious ' s mission was completed : He would persuade Thrawn to destroy Outbound Flight . Alliance with Thrawn . Two days after the initial meeting with Thrawn , the " Darkvenge " completed its voyage to a location specified by Thrawn , where Doriana welcomed Thrawn onto the bridge once again . Thrawn ordered Doriana to begin unloading the battleship ' s droid starfighters for transport to a nearby asteroid . Curious as to why Thrawn wanted the starfighters removed from the " Darkvenge " , Doriana asked Thrawn if he intended to stop Outbound Flight . Thrawn , who suspected Doriana ' s task force had been allied with Outbound Flight rather than seeking to destroy it , stated that he would only do so if Doriana revealed his true motivations . In response , Doriana led Thrawn into the office where they had conferred before , where he revealed his true identity , his dual allegiances to Chancellor Palpatine and Darth Sidious , and his knowledge of the Far Outsiders . Via holoprojector , Doriana then introduced Thrawn to Sidious , who approved of Thrawn ' s role in their plot . After communications with Sidious concluded , Thrawn requested a full technical readout on Outbound Flight from Doriana and informed him that , in addition to the droid starfighters , he would need two droidekas and four battle droids packed and loaded aboard his long - range shuttle for transport to his base . Doriana complied with Thrawn ' s orders , though he suspected that Vicelord Kav would be displeased by such concessions . Doriana also advised Thrawn not to attempt to adapt the droidekas ' force shields for use by his warriors due to the hazardous magnetic fields and radiation involved with the technology . Later , after the last group of droid starfighters had been deployed to the asteroid , Doriana went to the Supreme Officers ' dining room of the " Darkvenge " to get something to eat . Noticing a fuming Kav seated at a corner table and wary of provoking the vicelord , Doriana ordered the serving droid to a table on the opposite side of the room . Doriana was halfway through his dinner when Kav made his way across the room and informed him that Thrawn had ordered the droid starfighters reprogrammed for close - range attacks . Kav expected this strategy to fail and explained to Doriana – who considered the same strategy feasible , but risky – that he had ordered the creation of a secondary attack pattern , which he would activate if and when Thrawn ' s primary pattern failed . Though disgusted by Kav ' s intent to prove himself superior to Thrawn at the potential expense of their mission , Doriana decided that the vicelord ' s plan would probably result in success . Doriana ultimately agreed to Kav ' s plan , but pointed out that they would need to be on the bridge of Thrawn ' s ship when the battle with Outbound Flight began . By this time , Doriana had come to the conclusion that , as a witness to Sidious ' s plans , Thrawn would have to be eliminated . Doriana had been greatly impressed by Thrawn ' s tactical abilities , however , and considered his death an unfortunate necessity . Destroying Outbound Flight . Doriana , along with Kav , was allowed onto the bridge of Thrawn ' s " Springhawk " , which traveled to a system that lay between Outbound Flight ' s previous stop and the system in which the ambush had initially been planned to take place . There , Thrawn used a gravity projector to pull Outbound Flight out of hyperspace ; the fact that the Chiss possessed such technology , which was unavailable in the Republic , concerned Doriana . In defiance of Thrawn , Kav immediately moved to launch the droid starfighters by activating his secret programming layer . Fearing that Outbound Flight might escape if Kav interfered with Thrawn ' s plans , Doriana attempted to grab Kav ' s comm activator . Doriana moved too late to stop Kav , but Thrawn had already discovered Kav ' s second programming layer and removed it . Thrawn then opened a communications channel with Outbound Flight , threatening to destroy them if they refused to return to Republic space , and gave them one hour to consider the offer . Doriana then saw a force of hundreds of alien ships appear at the edge of Thrawn ' s gravity trap , and Thrawn informed him that the vessels belonged to the nomadic Vagaari . The Jedi on board Outbound Flight mentally incapacitated the Vagaari – a feat that unnerved Doriana – and Thrawn finally launched the droid starfighters against the Vagaari . Kav , who had expected the starfighters to be used against Outbound Flight , argued with Thrawn , who reminded Kav that the starfighters were not the only Neimoidian technology he had seized . This statement startled Doriana , who feared that the droidekas Thrawn had taken from the " Darkvenge " had been placed behind him and Kav . Doriana saw no such thing when he turned around , however , and Thrawn revealed that the droidekas were in fact on the bridge of the Vagaari flagship . While the starfighters attacked the Vagaari ships , the " Springhawk " and the rest of the Chiss ships moved to attack Outbound Flight , and Thrawn ' s forces destroyed the mission ' s weapons and shield generators with an efficiency that impressed Doriana . To Doriana ' s surprise , the Chiss then pulled away from their attack , and Thrawn opened communications with Outbound Flight once again . Thrawn repeated his previous ultimatum , eventually receiving a response from an injured Jorus C ' baoth . Seeing C ' baoth still alive , Doriana urged Thrawn to simply destroy Outbound Flight . Thrawn , however , unsuccessfully attempted to reason with C ' baoth , who began choking him through the Force . Doriana reflexively grabbed at Thrawn ' s collar in a futile attempt to free him from C ' baoth ' s hold before being pushed aside by the bridge crew of the " Springhawk " . Desperate to stop C ' baoth , Doriana then activated a switch on the ship ' s control board that redirected the starfighters from the Vagaari fleet to Outbound Flight . Doriana watched as the starfighters flew into a renewed attack on Outbound Flight in which C ' baoth was killed , saving Thrawn from certain death . Thrawn then informed Doriana that ten pairs of the starfighters had been equipped with radiation weapons that had been intended for the Vagaari , and shipboard combat against those Vagaari who remained in the disabled ships would be necessary as a result of their use against Outbound Flight . With Outbound Flight destroyed and its Jedi dead , Doriana decided that eliminating Thrawn was the only task that remained before his mission was complete . Doriana thought he might be able to kill Thrawn undetected amidst the confusion of shipboard fighting , and after apologizing for his unauthorized redirection of the starfighters , he requested and obtained permission from Thrawn to join the Chiss forces in their attack on the Vagaari remnants – ostensibly out of a desire to observe Chiss soldiers in action . Completing the mission . Traveling to the Vagaari fleet , Doriana donned a vac suit and joined Thrawn and others in rescuing Jorj Car ' das from captivity . Doriana was surprised by Car ' das ' s presence on board the ship ; Thrawn confirmed to Doriana that Car ' das was not a spy , and that his accusations to the contrary on the " Darkvenge " were meant to protect Admiral Ar ' alani . Doriana immediately understood that Ar ' alani had to avoid official involvement in the events surrounding Outbound Flight , leaving Thrawn and Car ' das to be held responsible . Car ' das then inquired about the fate of Outbound Flight , and Thrawn and Doriana informed him of its destruction , with Doriana admitting that he had pressed the button that triggered the final starfighter attack . Doriana never saw an opportunity to assassinate Thrawn during the trip to the Vagaari fleet , and returned to the " Springhawk " while Thrawn departed to a transport ship to meet with Ar ' alani . It occurred to Doriana that Car ' das , who he presumed would soon return to Republic space , would have to be silenced after Thrawn was killed . In a prep room on the " Springhawk " , Doriana removed his vac suit while informing Kav that Thrawn was still alive . Kav , in turn , provided Doriana with a hold - out blaster , which Doriana concealed in his pocket . Doriana then informed Kav of Thrawn ' s whereabouts and asked Kav to let him decide the timing of the assassination . A pair of Chiss later escorted Doriana to the command bridge of another Chiss ship , where Aristocra Chaf ' orm ' bintrano alleged that Doriana had planned to attack the Chiss Ascendancy . With Thrawn translating the conversation , Doriana denied the accusations that he or Outbound Flight had acted aggressively toward the Chiss and claimed that he was an ambassador of the Galactic Republic who had been on a mission of goodwill and exploration . Doriana also disputed Chaf ' orm ' bintrano ' s claim to the remains of Outbound Flight – arguing that , as a representative of the government that had launched the mission , full salvage rights belonged to him – and demanded a hearing and judgment before any Chiss were allowed to board the craft . While Thrawn , Chaf ' orm ' bintrano , and a third Chiss argued , Doriana gazed out the bridge canopy and noticed Outbound Flight jump to lightspeed . Doriana realized that Thrawn had orchestrated the ongoing confrontation to stall for time while his associates took control of Outbound Flight , and assumed that the uncertainty he had created over the craft ' s ownership comprised another element of Thrawn ' s scheme . Impressed again by Thrawn ' s strategic abilities , Doriana then interrupted the three Chiss to notify them of Outbound Flight ' s departure . Doriana , along with Thrawn and Car ' das , subsequently faced threats of prosecution for treason from Chaf ' orm ' bintrano . Ar ' alani pointed out in response that non - Chiss could not be charged with treason , and Thrawn forced Chaf ' form ' bintrano to back down by threatening to withhold his gravfield projector technology from the Chiss Defense Fleet . Ar ' alani then released Doriana and Car ' das to Thrawn , who allowed Doriana and Kav to return to the " Darkvenge " . Thrawn led Doriana and Kav to the command office of the " Darkvenge " , where he informed Doriana that he believed that there should be no further contact between the Chiss and the Republic . Doriana expressed confusion regarding Thrawn ' s statement , claiming that their partnership had proved mutually beneficial , to which Thrawn responded with a thinly - veiled threat to expose Doriana ' s efforts to sabotage Outbound Flight to the Republic . Fearing that Thrawn had somehow deduced or discovered his intent to assassinate him , Doriana reached toward his hold - out blaster and gripped the weapon as he attempted to convince himself of the necessity of Thrawn ' s death . As Thrawn suspected , Doriana ultimately found himself unwilling to kill a being of such ingenuity , and set his blaster on an empty chair between himself and Thrawn . Kav then attempted to kill Thrawn with another hold - out blaster , but the vicelord died instead when the shot was deflected back at him by a shield taken from one of the droidekas . Noting that the droideka ' s shield would not have prevented " him " from shooting Thrawn , Doriana inquired as to why Thrawn was willing to take such a risk . Thrawn replied that he had wished to determine whether he could trust Doriana , and revealed to Doriana that , unlike the Republic , the Chiss had encountered the Far Outsiders before . Doriana frantically asked Thrawn for data regarding the numbers , weaponry , and combat performance of the Far Outsiders , believing that he might be able to obtain forgiveness for the loss of the Trade Federation task force if he provided Sidious with such information . Doriana and Thrawn ultimately agreed to work toward the goal of a potential alliance between the Chiss and the Republic in the coming fight against the Far Outsiders , though Doriana felt that Sidious ' s hatred of non - Humans could make such efforts difficult . Thrawn finally declared that Doriana and the " Darkvenge " were free to leave , with Doriana bidding Thrawn to keep his hold - out blaster as a souvenir of their first victory together . Arrangement with Car ' das . Prior to his departure , Doriana discussed another matter with Thrawn . Claiming to be impressed by Jorj Car ' das ' s infiltration of the Vagaari , Doriana asked Thrawn to deliver an invitation to the smuggler : Doriana offered Car ' das passage back to the Republic on the " Darkvenge " , employment in creating and operation a private information network for him , several months of training , and access to some of the contacts and resources that were at his disposal in the Republic . Car ' das accepted Doriana ' s offer , and upon their return to Republic space , Doriana aided Car ' das in the establishment of a smuggling operation that would also serve as a spy ring for Darth Sidious . Doriana did not disclose his involvement with Sidious to Car ' das , however . Separatist Crisis . Doriana remained in Palpatine ' s service in 22 BBY , serving as a functionary of the Supreme Chancellor alongside Sly Moore . In that year , Doriana discussed and defended Palpatine ' s Loyalist Committee on the morning show " Amberdawn " and made light of Brookish Boon ' s controversial accusations that the Committee was a " shadow government . " Clone Wars . In month twelve of the Clone Wars , Doriana was dispatched by Palpatine to the planet Cartao , home of Spaarti Creations . A battle with forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems ensued , and most of the cloning cylinders were destroyed . Those that remained were sent in secret by Palpatine to Wayland and Byss . Imperial period . Following the establishment of the Galactic Empire , Doriana continued to serve as an advisor and remained close to Palpatine , who reigned as the new government ' s Emperor . Doriana died sometime before 4 ABY . Legacy . Doriana was remembered as having played a key role in Palpatine ' s ascension to power , and those who were familiar with him sometimes speculated that Palpatine had attempted to replace the deceased advisor with three other individuals : Darth Vader , Grand Admiral Thrawn , and Mara Jade . Doriana remained obscure for some time after his death , and a historical chronicle published in 36 ABY contained no mention of him in its account of Outbound Flight ' s fate , although the work did mention his actions on Cartao during the Clone Wars . Nevertheless , by 55 ABY his role in the destruction of Outbound Flight was well - known enough to be acknowledged by Lenang O ' Pali in his work " " .