House Neuvalis House Neuvalis , or House Neuvalis Bounty Hunters Guild , was a chapter of the Bounty Hunters ' Guild that matched bounty hunters with the bounties posted by its customers , either corporate or Imperial . House Neuvalis accepted only bounties of 20 , 000 or more credits , and even then it was selective when choosing bounties . However , should Neuvalis fail to comply in one year , then the originator of the bounty would be given twice the posted value . Thanks to this policy , many important customers resorted repeatedly to Neuvalis . As the Imperial elite favored this company , the Alliance to Restore the Republic authorized its privateers to attack starships and other assets of Neuvalis . Alic Surn and Vika Surn , a notorious pair of brother - and - sister bounty hunters , worked for House Neuvalis . Organization . House Neuvalis , also known as House Neuvalis Bounty Hunters Guild , was a private company working in the business of bounty hunting . House Neuvalis accepted bounty postings from both official and private interests , and then matched each bounty with one or more bounty hunters working for the company . House Neuvalis also offered training to its members . It was one of the ten main houses of the Bounty Hunters ' Guild . This House had a specific policy to accept only bounties of over 19 , 999 standards , and being choosy in the contracts the House accepted . Following the same policy , should Neuvalis prove unable to fulfill an approved contract in one year , then Neuvalis would return double of the bounty ' s face value to the originator . Based on the planet Plexis , House Neuvalis operated through all the territories of the Galactic Empire , but one of every five hunts took place in or near the Core Worlds Territories . House Neuvalis was known to be secretive and to deal with outsiders only when strictly needed . A bounty hunter wanting to join House Neuvalis had to be sponsored by one member and then had to survive an initiation test . After doing so , the hunter was to pay the House 500 credits per year , plus 10 % of every collected bounty . Exceptions were known to be made : Alic Surn and his sister Vika Surn , members of House Neuvalis , paid only 5 % of their bounties and made use of a Neuvalis - owned starship in a specific deal that lasted several years . History . House Neuvalis was founded in 10 BBY , being one of the newest bounty hunter guilds during the Galactic Civil War . Through the following eleven years , House Neuvalis achieved substantial influence and a considerable wealth because of its specific policies . The richest people in the Galactic Empire and in the private sector repeatedly resorted to House Neuvalis with their greater bounties . In 0 ABY , House Neuvalis was managed by Marjan and Feras Neuvalis . At that point , it had been using for years the services of Alic and Vika Surn , a famous brother - and - sister team of bounty hunters . House Neuvalis offered the Surns the use of one ship , " Widow Maker " , in exchange of them paying a 5 % share of their bounty incomes to the guild . After the Battle of Yavin , the Galactic Empire showed an interest in criminal organizations . The Imperial Security Bureau asked Scay Danson to write a report on the Bounty Hunter ' s Guild . Danson noticed that House Neuvalis was one of its newest members . House Neuvalis was known to track pirates , and the Alliance to Restore the Republic used the services of privateers . The Alliance included House Neuvalis ( and three other bounty hunter houses ) in its Alliance Target List , the list of legitimate targets for its buccaneers ; Neuvalis in particular was included because the Imperial elite regularly used its services . However , even if the privateers were authorized to attack these bounty hunters , few of them had the guts to really do so . Behind the scenes . House Neuvalis was first mentioned in " " ( 1994 ) , a roleplaying guide written by Rick D . Stuart .