Romwell Krass Junior Romwell Krass , Junior was a male human Imperial Security Bureau agent who served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War . He was stationed at a black - site prison on the Hyborean Moon . Krass had a family consisting of his wife Yileen Krass , his son Qarwell Krass , and his father Romwell Krass Senior . Following the Battle of Endor , Krass ' family was killed during a New Republic attack on the Hyboeran Moon . Krass managed to escape into hyperspace and roamed the galaxy , mourning the death of his family . While visiting Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana , a drunken Romwell attacked a New Republic starfighter pilot . Kanata ' s droid Emmie broke up the fight and locked them in the dungeons . Taking pity on Romwell , Kanata told him to find peace less no good come to him . Romwell accepted Maz ' s advice and left Takodana on his starship . Biography . The Hyborean Moon . Romwell Krass Junior was an Imperial Security Bureau agent who lived during the Age of the Empire . He was the son of Romwell Krass Senior , the husband of Yileen Krass , and the father of Qarwell Krass . Prior to the Battle of Endor , Krass was stationed at a black - site prison on the Hyborean Moon . Krass regarded the Hyborean prison as a cushy posting and arranged for his friends in the Galactic Empire to have jobs there . He and his family lived in a comfortable home on the shore of one of the hot spring lakes . In 5 ABY , Romwell ' s comfortable life came to an end when the New Republic , the successor to the Rebel Alliance , sent a small fleet to attack the Hyborean Moon . Romwell ' s family was killed when the New Republic ships bombarded the Imperial housing structures . Krass barely managed to escape with his life as New Republic forces stormed the prison . He fled into hyperspace on a ship before the rebels could disable the ship . Romwell contacted the Imperial capital Coruscant only to learn that the Bureau there was under siege as a result of the Coruscant civil war . Romwell promised to show up and provide support . However , he was too grief - stricken to report for duty and instead wandered throughout the galaxy on his ship . While Krass was frequenting Maz Kanata ' s castle on the planet Takodana , he drank alcohol in order to cope with the loss of his family . Trouble on Takodana . One day , Romwell witnessed a New Republic pilot and his girlfriend listening to a song from Minlan Weil and the Tam - honil Three . Overcome by rage , a drunken Krass attacked the pilot . Due to his intoxicated state , the pilot ' s girlfriend outmaneuvered him and punched him in the nose . The pilot then grabbed his ankle and threw him against a chair . When the New Republic pilot began punching him with his fists , Romwell spat his own blood in the rebel ' s face . He then threw the momentarily blinded rebel against a table . Before Krass could finish the fight , Maz Kanata ' s droid ME - 8D9 intervened and separated Krass and the Republic pilot . When the droid warned him that he had violated the Castle ' s law and that castigation was now imminent , Krass retorted that he would violate it again . ME - 8D9 then electrocuted Krass , knocking him unconscious . When Krass awoke , he found himself in Maz Kanata ' s dungeons . After vomiting , Krass crawled to the door and called for help . The New Republic pilot replied that they were in trouble with Maz Kanata . The two then began insulting each other about Imperial and rebel atrocities during the Galactic Civil War . Maz Kanata then entered the dungeons to talk with the two trouble - makers . When the rebel pilot apologized for his actions and blamed Romwell for the fight , Romwell denounced the rebels as brutes . Kanata then ordered the two to be silent and ordered Krass to come closer to her . Through the Force , Maz saw the pain in her eyes . While recognizing that he had experienced loss and regret , she warned him that he had caused pain and loss to others as well . She added that the scales are balanced . When Romwell asked what she mean about the scales and her people , Maz responded that the Empire was dead for the moment . However , she prophesied that the corpses of the Empire would birth new creatures . Taking pity on Krass , Maz told him that he was free to go but warned him not to return to her castle . She also advised him not to share his pain with the rest of the galaxy but to find inner peace less no good come to him . The New Republic pilot agreed to leave but on the condition that Krass left first . Romwell obliged and quickly departed Maz Kanata ' s castle for parts unknown . After Krass had left , Maz announced that she would travel the galaxy for a while on the ship " Stranger ' s Fortune " . Personality and traits . Romwell Krass Junior was an Imperial Security Bureau agent who worked at an Imperial black - site prison on the Hyborean Moon . Krass loved his wife Yileen and his son Qarwell . Krass believed that his son would make an excellent ISB officer . As an ISB agent , Romwell hated the Rebellion and caused much suffering and pain to the rebel prisoners at his prison . Krass was grief - stricken when his family were killed during a New Republic attack on the Hyborean Moon . Consumed by grief , Romwell abandoned his duties and turned to drinking . Krass ' inability to cope with his grief led him to attack a New Republic pilot on Takodana . Despite his dislike for alien s , Romwell respected Maz ' s advice that he find peace and come to terms with the loss of his family . Behind the scenes . Romwell Krass Junior first appeared as a secondary point - of - view character in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second book in " " .