Nrin Vakil Nrin Vakil was a Quarren pilot who flew for Rogue Squadron . He joined the squadron after the mission on Mrlsst . Vakil saw himself as a knight , and wore a modified flight suit filled with salt water to remind himself of home . Biography . Interaction with Ibtisam . Initially , his Quarren heritage brought Vakil into conflict with the Mon Calamari officer , Ibtisam in the squadron . However , Nrin was quite aloof with all his squadmates , and liked to complain . During the mission on Malrev IV , it appeared he had a panic attack during a ground battle with the native Irrukiine but he was actually rushing back towards his X - wing to use it as an anti - personnel weapon . This caused Ibtisam to begin to re - evaluate her feelings towards Nrin . During that particular mission , members of the squadron like Tycho Celchu and Ibtisam had strange dreams , influenced by the Devaronian dark side adept Cartariun . Ibtisam dreamed of Nrin addressing a crowd on Mon Calamari where he was blaming the Mon Calamari for the woes on the planet . Ibtisam dreamed that she could influence his mind and played a practical joke on him . When recounting the dream to the Bith squadron member , Herian I ' ngre , she remarked that Nrin seemed so passionate and eloquent which appeared to further pique her interest . The campaign on Brentaal IV saw Ibitsam shot down which forced Nrin to face up to his feelings for his comrade . Her return to the squadron after being rescued by Kapp Dendo saw the two take the first steps towards a relationship . However , their relationship was not to be , as during a mission to rescue Sate Pestage , Ibtisam was shot down and killed in action . During the evacuation , Pestage was obliged to share a shuttle with Ibtisam ' s body but he refused . Nrin overheard this and became incensed , attacking the former Grand Vizier . He was pulled off by his fellow pilots and Pestage realized that he would not really have a place in the New Republic and sought refuge with Admiral Delak Krennel who strangled him to death . Thrawn campaign . Saddened by Ibtisam ' s death and wanting to think things over , Nrin requested a transfer from Rogue Squadron and spent time training new recruits . However , the Thrawn campaign meant that the New Republic had to shift some of its assets about and Nrin was flying combat missions again . During this time , Nrin was promoted through the ranks to Major . Once Thrawn was defeated , the New Republic decided to go after the breakaway warlords as they did not have the protection of the central Empire , and it was predicted that they would fall in short order . During the mission against Delak Krennel , it became apparent that something big was happening in the Ciutric Hegemony . Information about the Hegemony was somewhat lacking , so it was decided that Rogue Squadron would conduct a number of reconnaissance missions . Nrin returned to the squadron to pilot a T - 65BR X - wing reconnaissance starfighter otherwise known as a " snoopscoot " . He survived the trap at Corvis Minor and helped in the liberation of the prisoners from the " Lusankya " . Tycho Celchu recognized his commando abilities and sent him with Corran Horn and Ooryl Qrygg to free the prisoners from Ciutric IV . Later life . He later married Koyi Komad , the Twi ' lek chief mechanic for Rogue Squadron . Behind the scenes . Nrin was invented to place a Quarren into the series , after Isplourrdacartha Estillo ( originally intended to be a Quarren ) was made into a Human . The 2008 novel " Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor " mistakenly calls the character " Nin . "