Gabrial Atanna Gabrial Atanna was a male from the planet Esseles in the Core Worlds . He served as Esseles ' senator in the senates of both the Galactic Republic and its successor state , the Galactic Empire , until Emperor Palpatine dissolved the body in 0 BBY . Retiring to his estate in the city of Calamar on his homeworld with his wife , Atanna spied on Esseles ' defense industries for the Alliance to Restore the Republic . After Atanna was compromised and arrested by the Empire , Alliance teams were dispatched to rescue him as well as his wife and grandchildren . Biography . Gabrial Atanna was a male native of the Core World planet Esseles and was appointed as senator of Esseles to the Galactic Republic Senate . As senator , Atanna was provided with the Esprix Estate , the official residence of Esseles ' senator . In 19 BBY , the Republic was reformed into the Galactic Empire following the conclusion of the Clone Wars , and Atanna continued to represent Esseles in the new Imperial Senate . In 0 BBY , Emperor Palpatine dissolved the Imperial Senate , handing control of the Imperial bureaucracy to the regional Imperial governors . Atanna ' s responsibility for Esseles was taken over by Moff Jander Graffe , who set about replacing the bureaucracy that Atanna had built . Atanna and his wife retired to a suburb in the city of Calamar on Esseles , where the former Senator kept a low profile , avoiding attention from the Empire and local political parties . During this time , he worked as a spy for the Alliance to Restore the Republic , secretly passing on information regarding defense industry programs on Esseles . While on an off - world business trip during the Galactic Civil War , Atanna was compromised and arrested by the Empire . An Alliance extraction team was dispatched to rescue Atanna from Imperial incarceration , while a second team headed to Esseles , where his wife and grandchildren were being held under house arrest at the former Senator ' s estate . The team successfully rescued the family , neutralizing around fifteen guards and several security devices to do so . Smuggling them off - world was harder , as Esseles Governor Griff Takel had ordered all starships leaving the planet to be thoroughly searched due to Moff Graffe ' s indication that he would be very displeased if Atanna ' s family escaped . However , the Alliance team was able to exfiltrate the planet and take Atanna ' s family to a secret rendezvous point , where they were to be transferred to an Alliance safe world . Personality and traits . Gabrial Atanna was a competent senator , serving in the position as Esseles ' representative for two governments . However , Atanna held no loyalty to the Empire and willingly served as a spy for the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Atanna ' s service to the Alliance was valued , and when he was captured by Imperial authorities , the Alliance devoted resources to rescuing both him and his family . Behind the scenes . Gabrial Atanna was first mentioned in " Galaxywide NewsNets " , which was published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 " by West End Games in 1994 and written by Paul Sudlow . Atanna was briefly referred to in an in - universe NewsNet article concerning the impact of trade in the Darpa sector , which contains Esseles , following the blockade of Ralltiir . Atanna ' s only other mention was in the article " Into the Core Worlds " , again written by Sudlow and published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 " in 1995 . Atanna and his position as a spy for the Alliance are used as a springboard for a roleplaying game Adventure Idea revolving around an Alliance team rescuing Atanna ' s family from Imperial custody .