Ria Clarr Ria Clarr was a human female analyst and geologist who worked for the Galactic Empire until she became a rebel after discovering lies behind Imperial propaganda . Biography . Imperial service . Ria Clarr was a human female who served the Galactic Empire in Capital City of the planet Lothal . She worked within the Imperial Mining Institute , making dozens of researches . During the industrialization of Lothal , Clarr discovered that a rich vein of mineral laid below the farm s of Lothal citizens and convinced Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin that mining the ore s would be a worthy profit . Based on her reports , Tarkin built Lothal re - settlement camp 43 to move the people out of their lands and to the camp instead , and named it as " Tarkintown . " Clarr realized that the conditions were worse than she thought when she flew out for a follow - up survey to the town , and felt guilty of being complicit to the situation . Since then , she no longer thought the Empire was good . She agonized over what to do — remain loyal or leave — being afraid of what the Empire might do to her until she heard the HoloNet broadcast of a young rebel kid Ezra Bridger . Taking the bets . Bridger ' s transmission inspired Clarr ; she deleted the databases for Lothal ' s geological surveys and fled Capital City . After that , she went into Old Jho ' s Pit Stop to search for someone who could help her ; a rebel . She participated in a Sabacc game with Lando Calrissian , Cikatro Vizago , and Jho . During the game , Vizago dumped a handful of credit chits into the Sabacc pot , raising the bet by a thousand . Calrissian tossed in a keycard of his Ubrikkian 9 , 000 landspeeder , which he bought for scouting potential mining sites on his farmland he ' d purchased from Vizago . Jho and Clarr gave up , however , Clarr managed to steal the betting while the two players were focusing on the game and headed towards Tarkintown riding Calrissian ' s landspeeder . After she left , an Imperial Troop Transport came along to the Pit Stop to question about a rebel runner . Shown a holographic image of Clarr by a stormtrooper squad leader , Calrissian noticed that the woman who was playing along with was a rebel on a run . He knew Jho would never risk his Pit Stop ' s reputation and hand someone over to the Empire , so answered instead that she exited a few minutes before . Giving for the poor . Clarr reached the town and doled out credit chits she stole to the refugee s . Calrissian and Vizago tracked her to the town using Calrissian ' s chrono that was linked to his speeder ' s navigation systems . When they witnessed her giving away the bets , Vizago threatened her with his blaster pistol , but Calrissian strode foward into the path of his blaster , seeing something in Clarr similar to what he saw in a band of rebels who helped him . When Calrissian asked , Clarr told them about her story and asked in return for Calrissian ' s services , clarifying that she needed a rebel to help her , someone like him . He refused , telling her that he didn ' t want to get involved in a revolution . She responded back that she once thought so , but it would be a game that he ' ll lose if he doesn ' t get involved . Becoming a rebel . Moments later , an ITT transport arrived at the town with the same stormtrooper squad who visited Old Jho ' s Pit Stop . The squad leader noticed Calrissian , and with suspicion , he barked for the location of Clarr . Meanwhile , Clarr sneaked up to the ITT vehicle , exchanging a momentary glance with Calrissian . He kept the trooper s ' attention off the transport , and Clarr managed infiltrate the vehicle and taken charge of its weaponry , shooting the squad leader ' s head in the back . The other two stormtroopers whirled and focused their fire on the transport ' s open hatch . Clarr got hit in the hip and abdomen , although it wasn ' t fatal . Before the stormtroopers could do any serious damage to her , the refugees came out of their settlements and suppressed them , saving Clarr . After a short skirmish in Tarkintown , the refugees began to arm themselves with Imperial blasters inside the troop transport or custom weapons , directed by Clarr , who was confined to a repulsor sled due to her injuries . Calrissian recommended Clarr to board Vizago ' s freighter and leave Lothal , explaining to her that the Empire would be back in full force and wouldn ' t take prisoner s . Despite the danger , she refused and decided to remain . She thanked Calrissian , and bid farewell . Like the boy who called everyone to stand up against Imperial tyranny , Clarr gave purpose and inspired the people of Tarkintown , and would continue to fight against the Empire . Behind the scenes . Ria Clarr is a character who appears in " Rebel Bluff " , a short story by Michael Kogge that will be published in " Star Wars Insider " 158 .