Hostis Ij Hostis Ij was a Chandrilan male human who served as an adviser to New Republic Chancellor Mon Mothma during the waning years of the Galactic Civil War . When Mothma proposed her Military Disarmament Act on the planet Naalol , the site of a blood y battle , Ij vehemently protested the change . Later , on Liberation Day — the day of a planned treaty between the Galactic Empire and the New Republic — he was shot and rumored to have been killed when a group of freed prison ers from Ashmead ' s Lock mysteriously and involuntarily shot key New Republic leaders . Following his death during the Attack on Chandrila , his fellow adviser Auxi Kray Korbin recommended that Chancellor Mothma appoint a successor . Hostis was ultimately succeeded by the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus . Biography . The State of the Empire . In 0 BBY , shortly before Operation Fracture , Ij wrote a memo to Mon Mothma detailing his thoughts on the state of the Galactic Empire . This memo described a system run by regional governor s and military oppression , with very little power existing with the Imperial Senate . Ij warned that the Senate could no longer be counted on to protect citizens of the Empire from the harsh treatment of Palpatine and his war machine . Ij indicated that if there are any outspoken senators left in the Senate , they will face the same choice Mothma did - - flee or be executed . Military Disarmament Act . After the pivotal Battle of Endor and the death of Emperor Palpatine during the Galactic Civil War , a battle erupted on the planet Naalol . New Republic Chancellor Mon Mothma and her advisers , Hostis Ij and Auxi Kray Korbin , visited a war - torn village on Naalol to provide aid to the wounded and to assess the aftermath of the fighting . In reaction to the seemingly excessive blood shed of the battle , the Chancellor proposed that the emergency powers that her office had retained since the days of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine be laid down and the power given back to the senate . She also announced the Military Disarmament Act , which planned to reduce the New Republic army by 90 percent . Ij opposed both ideas , warning Mothma that a standing army and a strong leader were the only ways to avoid war with the remnants of the Galactic Empire . Kray Korbin disagreed with him , even going so far as to suggest he join the Empire , which offended Ij . Secret meeting . About two months later , Chancellor Mon Mothma called a meeting during which she iterated that the New Republic would give aid to those worlds with the greatest chances of joining the senate . Hostis Ij pointed out that the New Republic ' s resources were stretched thin , and suggested that the New Republic military step up recruitment and bolster its numbers to aid in the capture and occupation of former Imperial supply lines . Liberation Day . Shortly thereafter , Grand Admiral Rae Sloane — de facto leader of the Empire — offered to make peace with the New Republic . Unbeknownst to the Republic ' s leaders , the peace talks were a ploy orchestrated by Gallius Rax , an Imperial Fleet Admiral . The peace talks were scheduled for a day dubbed " Liberation Day " by the senate . Sloane traveled to Chandrila , having been informed that the New Republic capital would be the target of an Imperial attack , planned by Rax . The " attack " came not in the form of a bombardment , but rather as a series of assassination attempts as newly - freed prison ers from Ashmead ' s Lock on Kashyyyk , who were under the influence of controller chips , mysteriously and involuntarily attacked New Republic leaders , injuring Mon Mothma and Kyrsta Agate . Hostis Ij , shot in the head during the attack , was rumored to be among the dead . Legacy . Several months after Hostis ' death , Auxi counselled Chancellor Mothma to find a second adviser . While Hostis and Auxi disagreed professionally , the two were friends who drank , ate , and socialized together . Auxi was deeply affected by Hostis ' death . Chancellor Mothma found a worthy successor in the form of the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus , who managed to convince five senators to vote in favor of Mothma ' s bill to send New Republic military forces to Jakku . Personality and traits . Hostis Ij and Auxi Kray Korbin often advised Chancellor Mon Mothma differently , each acting like an angel or demon on her shoulder . Sometimes , such as in the debate over the Military Disarmament Act , it was Ij who opposed the Chancellor , while at other times , the roles were reversed . Despite not always agreeing with Mothma , he was loyal to the New Republic and was offended when Kray Korbin sarcastically suggested the Empire would be glad to take him . Even though Kray Korbin and Ij often disagreed in their professional relationship , they were good friends , sharing drinks and spending time with each other ' s families . Behind the scenes . Hostis Ij first appeared in one of the many short - story interludes in author Chuck Wendig ' s 2015 novel , " Aftermath " .