Valarian / Legends Lady Valarian was a female Whiphid from Toola who became a crime boss and Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s main competitor on Tatooine . Her parents were both gangsters on Toola , though when they were imprisoned for life she took up a criminal life of her own . She eventually traveled to Mos Eisley on Tatooine and purchased the " Lucky Despot " , an old cargo hauler that had been refitted as a hotel and cantina . She found stern opposition to her presence from Jabba the Hutt , but the two criminals eventually reached accords ; privately , however , they still despised and sought to ruin each other . In 0 BBY , Valarian arranged to wed famous Whiphid bounty hunter D ' Wopp , and organized an elaborate ceremony and reception in the " Lucky Despot " . When D ' Wopp accepted a bounty on Han Solo posted by Jabba during the wedding , Valarian attacked and killed him , starting a massive brawl . Stormtroopers eventually arrived to raid the hotel ; Valarian ' s illegal gambling was discovered and her wedding , already a fiasco , was stopped . Valarian had D ' Wopp shipped home in tiny pieces , though she was determined to continue her criminal operations and usurp Jabba . She had a former lover , J ' Quille , among others , infiltrate Jabba ' s Palace and attempt to kill the Hutt , though in the end he was killed by Leia Organa during the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon . Valarian attempted to take control of Jabba ' s organization , and although she encountered many difficulties , the Whiphid eventually seized command of Tatooine ' s criminal affairs . She made a pact with the New Republic , and was still active during the Yuuzhan Vong War . Biography . Early life . Valarian was born to two Whiphid gangsters on the ice planet Toola during the waning years of the Old Republic . She was considered to be very attractive for a member of her species , with a thick pelt of golden and white fur , with numerous red tints . Valarian was brought up to view crime as a way of life , and from a very young age she had an illustrious criminal record . When her parents were put behind bars for committing a grievous crime , Valarian fled Toola , struck out on her own , and began to establish a criminal empire of her own . A competent and wily businessbeing , her operation flourished and spread to several systems . Valarian , however , wanted more . The " Lucky Despot " . In the early years of the Galactic Empire , Valarian , aged just over twenty standard years — young for a Whiphid — arrived on the Outer Rim Territories world of Tatooine , hoping to establish new business ventures . Styling herself " Lady " Valarian , she set her sights on a battered old cargo hauler that had previously been a hotel and casino named the " Lucky Despot " , located in Mos Eisley . Valarian hoped to use it as a base in which to operate her growing criminal empire . Although she knew that Tatooine already had one crime lord , Jabba Desilijic Tiure , Valarian decided to go ahead with her plans , and after a few well - placed bribes , obtained ownership of the vessel . To Valarian ' s immense surprise and frustration , however , Jabba the Hutt did have qualms about her setting up shop on his planet . Valarian discovered that the ship had never actually been decommissioned , so she had to pay exorbitant taxes on the property and apply for permits and licenses needed to operate a passenger liner . Jabba also used his influence to bar the Whiphid from obtaining liquor and gambling licenses ; though she did eventually manage to bribe officials into allowing her to sell alcohol , she never got a gambling license . Instead , she used holographic sabacc tables that were only activated at nighttime . Valarian did not care much for paperwork and formalities , so she decided to open her nightclub and casino despite Jabba ' s objections . The Hutt responded by ordering his underlings to attack the " Lucky Despot " and its patrons , and also attempted to derail Valarian ' s plans with legal wrangling . Eventually , however , the two criminals reached an agreement : Valarian would pay off Jabba to cease his attacks and would ensure that her operation remained too small to pose a serious threat to his . In return , the Hutt warned her in advance of any police raids to search for illegal gambling . Valarian was extremely careful not to tie herself to any criminal deeds , so that the authorities would have nothing against her . While Jabba did uphold his agreement and forewarn Valarian of any planned raids , he continued to bar her from procuring a gambling license . The truce between the two was shaky at best , and they both continually plotted to eliminate the other , constantly testing each other ' s defenses . Despite this , Valarian was always cautious in her plans , fearing retribution from Jabba and his associates . Valarian did plan to overthrow Jabba eventually , but was content to bide her time and wait for a suitable opportunity ; being second best did not perturb her , because she knew that she would eventually take Jabba ' s throne . Valarian pumped little additional funds into her hotel casino , and as a result it became quite shabby and run down in appearance , though it did have a reputation for excellent food . Most of Valarian ' s time was spent selling illicit goods , arms , slaves , and information , though she also invested much resources into learning what Jabba was up to at all times and in hassling him with her force of thugs . In response , Jabba tasked his chief of security , Ephant Mon , with ruining Valarian . Because she was believed to be a fairer and more reasonable employer than Jabba , Valarian had no trouble finding thugs and mercenaries to work for her , and by the time of the establishment of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , she had many outposts dotted throughout Tatooine , as well as a palace in Mos Entha . In 2 BBY , when Jabba left Ephant Mon in charge of his operations while he attended to business on Nal Hutta , Valarian attempted to take advantage and began encroaching on the Hutt ' s territory . Jabba eventually returned and put a stop to it , however . Around the same time , Valarian recovered a former assassin droid of Jabba ' s , named E522 , which had been smeared in meat and pitted against his pet rancor after it had insulted one of his clients . Hoping to spite Jabba , Valarian had the droid rebuilt from its scrap , and although it lacked its original weaponry , it performed well as a bodyguard and errand runner . Also to Jabba ' s consternation , she built a base in the Dragon ' s Spine asteroid field in the Tatoo system , where she kept a military presence . The Kubaz information broker Garindan sold his information to both Jabba and Valarian ; the expert spy remained neutral by serving both equally — if he sold Valarian info on Jabba , he usually sold Jabba information on Valarian in exchange . Disastrous wedding . In 0 BBY , Valarian procured a mate from her homeworld , a renowned Whiphid hunter named D ' Wopp . The two agreed to marry , and Valarian went about organizing a huge wedding in the " Lucky Despot " . The pair planned to spend their honeymoon hunting Krayt dragons , even though it meant crossing Jabba ' s territory . Valarian hired famed musician Max Rebo and his band — former players for Jabba the Hutt and Valarian ' s favorite musical group — to provide entertainment for the wedding . Days before the planned wedding , Kardue ' sai ' Malloc , a local Devaronian drunk , met with Valarian in her office to speak with her about her wedding music . A huge music enthusiast , Malloc hoped to trick Valarian into allowing him to see his favorite band , the Modal Nodes ; he asked the Whiphid if she would let it be said that a band that Jabba fired played at her wedding , while the Hutt employed the best in the business . Furious at the thought of losing face to Jabba , Valarian sent E522 to the Hutt ' s desert citadel to offer the Modal Nodes three thousand credits to play at her wedding reception . Figrin D ' an , the lead musician in the band , agreed to Valarian ' s offer , and the Modal Nodes set up shop in the " Lucky Despot " a day before the wedding was planned to take place . Valarian ' s guests arrived the next day , including D ' Wopp , who had never been to Mos Eisley previously . Among her guests were various criminals from throughout the galaxy , Whiphid relatives , and other , more unwelcome guests : a group of Jabba ' s henchmen . The wedding went as planned , and Valarian and D ' Wopp tied the knot , before the reception began in the Star Chamber Cafe . The Modal Nodes proved immensely popular , and the two Whiphid lovers danced for a time , until Valarian left D ' Wopp momentarily to conduct some business . Valarian had been played by Kardue ' sai ' Malloc , however . The Devaronian had contacted Jabba and told him of Valarian ' s theft of his band , and provided the Hutt with details on his competitor ' s wedding arrangements . Furious , Jabba sent an agent of his to try and break up the wedding , while also neglecting to inform Valarian of an impending Imperial raid . While Valarian took a several minute break from the festivities to deal with business , a Duros under Jabba ' s employ approached D ' Wopp and told him of the bounty Jabba had placed on Corellian smuggler Han Solo ' s head . D ' Wopp , keen to prove his hunting prowess on his new planet of residence , decided to leave and search for Solo there and then ; Valarian would understand , he told himself . Valarian was incensed that D ' Wopp would accept a bounty on such an important occasion . When she learned what had happened as D ' Wopp was about to depart , she began flinging insults at him . The two clashed and a massive brawl ensued right in front of Figrin D ' an ' s bandstand ; spurred on by Jabba ' s various henchmen , dozens of guests became embroiled in the fight . In the middle of the brawl , a squad of Imperial stormtroopers arrived to search the hotel for any illegal gambling . Valarian ' s employees were unable to deactivate the holotables in time , and the Imperials discovered them . When many made a mad dash to escape , the stormtroopers began firing on Valarian ' s guests . During the brawl , Valarian killed D ' Wopp , and she was eventually left without a husband , band , or any method of gambling . Later , Valarian had D ' Wopp ' s body ground into little pieces and shipped back to Toola . Some parts of his body never made it back , though only Valarian and her chef knew exactly what became of them . Valarian ' s hotel started to go downhill ; the fish in the aquariums perished , and the place became less clean and more grubby as the Galactic Civil War progressed . Valarian lusted for revenge against Jabba . Plotting against Jabba . As the war between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance progressed , relations between Valarian and Jabba nosedived , and the two began continually assaulting each other ' s operations . Jabba had many of the Whiphid ' s depots and bases attacked , while Ephant Mon managed to hijack some of her secret financial records . Jabba also set a squad of hitmen after Valarian ; she responded by having his prime enforcer in Mos Eisley , Arrud Barsoomu , killed . Later , Valarian realized that a former agent of hers , Una Githori , had turned traitor and was providing Jabba with secrets ; the Whiphid had a spacer sent after Githori , who killed the turncoat informant . Impressed with the spacer , Valarian hired the individual for several additional jobs ; she had the spacer kill a Rodian spice dealer , Kavas Urdano , who was encroaching on her territory . Later , the spacer decimated a gang of Desert Banshees and killed their leader , Kilth Saanu , and killed a Chadra - Fan assassin named Duska Murgo . In response to many acts of Valarian ' s against him , Jabba ordered a hit squad to kill her , though Valarian ' s trusted spacer defeated them . For the spacer ' s actions , she awarded the individual an ornate dagger , but decided she no longer needed the spacer ' s services . The spacer later turned on Valarian , working for Jabba to hunt down hordes of her personnel throughout Tatooine . Although she decided she had no use for men after her wedding fiasco , Valarian acquired a new lover sometime prior to 4 ABY : J ' Quille , another Whiphid hunter from Toola . Valarian never had any real affection for J ' Quille , and only ever intended to use him as a pawn , but J ' Quille loved her immensely . The two had a public " falling out , " which was merely a ruse to get J ' Quille inside Jabba ' s Palace . The plan worked , and J ' Quille was able to infiltrate Jabba ' s den without arousing any suspicion , with the intention of finding a way to kill Jabba ; he took with him one of Valarian ' s ornamental vibroblades , which was in truth a secret holographic communication device that allowed the two to converse . However , J ' Quille was only able to use the communicator irregularly , for fear of being discovered . In the several months he was undercover , J ' Quille did little to aid Valarian , aside from bribing one of Jabba ' s assistant cooks , Phlegmin , to add slow - acting poison to the Hutt ' s food . J ' Quille was not the only spy Valarian attempted to recruit ; she also had at least one member of the B ' omarr Order , a group of religious beings who had built Jabba ' s Palace seven hundred years prior , acting as an informant , as well as numerous droids and other beings . Valarian also made efforts to recruit Ephant Mon , Jabba ' s most trusted henchman , to her cause — she and the Chevin had much in common , and both enjoyed each other ' s company . Despite Valarian ' s lucrative offers , however , Mon continually refused . Around 3 ABY , Valarian acquired the spying services of Sy Snootles , a member of the Max Rebo Band who had been rehired to play in Jabba ' s Court , though Snootles eventually reported Valarian ' s offer to Jabba . One successful spy Valarian had in Jabba ' s Palace was a U2 - C1 - series housekeeping droid , which delivered covert messages for the Whiphid , using its vacuum arms to prevent eavesdropping . During the same time period , an employee of Jabba ' s — Malakili , the beast keeper — approached Valarian in the " Lucky Despot " . Malakili had grown discontent with Jabba ' s treatment of him and the rancor , and offered Valarian insider knowledge on Jabba ' s dungeons and back passageways in exchange for passage off - world . The Whiphid was uninterested , though when Malakili mentioned that he was charged with looking after Jabba ' s rancor , she saw an opportunity to cause the Hutt great embarrassment . She agreed to Malakili ' s demand , and arranged for a transport to collect the Human and the rancor from Jabba ' s Palace . She had Malakili insert a micro camera into Jabba ' s throne room so she could see her competitor ' s reaction when his rancor disappeared . J ' Quille was able to arrange the pickup and help Malakili set up the camera , one of his few endeavors while undercover in Jabba ' s Palace . In 4 ABY , several months after his insertion into Jabba ' s Palace , J ' Quille contacted Valarian to inform her of a problem in the palace . Someone had learned of his bribing Phlegmin and had begun to blackmail him ; when Phlegmin was found dead , J ' Quille became extremely worried and felt it prudent to contact Valarian . The female Whiphid was annoyed at her supposed former lover ; communication was very risky , and she only wanted to hear about Jabba ' s death . She also had another male companion with her at the time . Valarian was about to inform J ' Quille of her B ' omarr monk spy , who she suspected may have killed Phlegmin , but their call was interrupted by a disturbance in Jabba ' s throne room , and J ' Quille had to leave . Things went awry soon thereafter . Just minutes before the beast ' s planned escape , the rancor was killed by Rebel Alliance hero Luke Skywalker ; around the same time , J ' Quille killed Valarian ' s B ' omarr spy , erroneously believing him to have been the blackmailer . However , Skywalker and his allies were able to kill Jabba , destroying his sail barge and taking many of his trusted lieutenants to the grave with him . Taking control . Valarian wasted no time in capitalizing on Jabba ' s death . She quickly began to take over many of his previous operations , and attempted to hire many of his older smugglers ; she was not without competition , however , and lost many potential customers and smugglers to Talon Karrde , Big Bunji , and others . Most of those who drifted into Karrde ' s employ left Tatooine , while other former Jabba employees traveled to Hutt Space to work for the Desilijic Clan . After several years , Valarian was the only major crime lord remaining on Tatooine . She knew she had two options to lure criminals to choose her over other crime lords : she could keep them in fear as Jabba had , or become a far more benevolent employer . She opted for the latter route , awarding her smugglers with many rewards and arranging with the authorities to allow her employees to come and go as they pleased , buying their loyalty with currencies Jabba had never used . Valarian proved extremely successful , and her influence reached far and wide . When the Rebel Alliance ' s successor , the New Republic , arrived on Tatooine hoping to establish their governance of the planet , Valarian made huge profit on water , power , land , and shipping rights , while also arranging tax - exempt status with the New Republic . The Whiphid also negotiated deals with them on her legal commerce ; after several years , Valarian had become one of the richest individuals in the system . Part of her deal with the New Republic included that she be given a city council seat in Mos Entha , the new capital city , so that she would have a voice in the governing of Tatooine . Although most of the government was not happy with her presence , as long as she did not embarrass Mos Entha ' s mayor with any foiled criminal operations , she was allowed to keep her post . Valarian honored this agreement , and eventually became something of a celebrity on Tatooine , even though most knew of her illegal operations . Valarian relied on corruption and " looking the other way " to keep her criminal organization afloat , though scavenging what was left of Jabba ' s fortunes was another of her primary concerns : she had many of her thugs attempt to raid the treasures left in Jabba ' s dormant palace , though the B ' omarr monks ensured they never returned from the palace . While Valarian put great effort into ensuring she did not become what Jabba had , increasing pressure meant she was unable to stay as disassociated from her criminal deeds as she would have wished while she cracked down on her own people . Jabba ' s relatives were showing an increased interest in returning to Tatooine , and many of Valarian ' s employees who had previously worked for Jabba turned against her — several assassination attempts , many coming from within the ranks of her own organization , narrowly failed . Living in fear , the Whiphid had her palace in Mos Entha converted into a heavily fortified near - fortress . Valarian realized that she was living as Jabba had done in his final days : constantly fending off attacks , uncovering plots , and pitting conspirators against each other . Valarian was growing old , and wished to be less involved in her criminal affairs ; she also knew that should she be killed before ensuring she had an able successor , her entire organization would be taken over by the Hutts and things would return to the way they had been under Jabba . Thus , she searched for a protégé to groom as her heir . Later life . Valarian found the protégé she had been looking for in Shiri ' ani , a young Twi ' lek female who had been left homeless after Jabba ' s death . Shiri ' ani had been hired by Jabba ' s majordomo , Bib Fortuna , to serve as a dancer in the Hutt ' s palace , but Jabba had been killed and Fortuna had went missing before she arrived ; Shiri ' ani was able to escape and lived on the streets of Mos Eisley for a time . Believing that the Twi ' lek might know of Jabba ' s hidden treasure vaults — which was not the case — Valarian hired Shiri ' ani as a dancer in the " Lucky Despot " . Shiri ' ani quickly demonstrated her keen grasp of business , and before long she had been elevated to barmaid and later to assistant manager by an impressed Valarian . Valarian took special interest in her Twi ' lek assistant , and began training her to take over the Whiphid ' s operations when the time came for Valarian to retire . By the time Shiri ' ani reached adulthood , Valarian had taught her the tools of the trade : manipulation , negotiation , and the ability to keep others eating out of her hands . After a time , Valarian decided that her protégé should establish a cantina of her own ; Shiri ' ani purchased a run down bulk freighter — practically a duplicate of the " Lucky Despot " — in Mos Entha and converted it into a casino and hotel , just as Valarian had done over a decade beforehand . Named the " Lucky Star " , it was an immediate success as both a hotel and as Shiri ' ani ' s headquarters for her various illegal ventures . But while Valarian trusted Shiri ' ani and hoped she would become her heir , the Twi ' lek had begun to plot against her . Shiri ' ani ' s associate , Firith Olan — actually Bib Fortuna occupying Olan ' s body — managed to turn her against Valarian , and the Twi ' lek began plotting how she would usurp the Whiphid . Around the same time , a Hutt named Herogga rose to prominence in Mos Entha , and emerged as a serious rival to Valarian ' s criminal empire . Herogga was extremely secretive , so much so that even his most trusted lieutenants never saw him in the flesh . His operations were quite successful , and he and Valarian — with Shiri ' ani at her side — became embroiled in an underground war , each side determined to wipe out the other . With the outbreak of the Yuuzhan Vong War in 25 ABY and the ruination of the Hutt homeworld , Nal Hutta , three years later , many Hutts fled to Tatooine to take up residence on the desert planet . Valarian was left with more competition than ever before , though she hoped to make a profit out of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion . Personality and traits . Valarian liked to be seen as a fair and approachable employer , and she purposely treated her employees with great respect , giving them reason to stay working with and loyal to her . Her ethos was the opposite of her rival , Jabba ' s ; he ruled through fear and oppression , while she ruled through esteem . Thwim , one of Valarian ' s security guards , viewed her as a great employer and a warm creature overall . She was extremely ambitious , resourceful , and persistent ; while many would have packed up and left Tatooine in her place after Jabba ' s opposition to her presence , she carried on , eventually making a life for herself . However , Valarian was also very aggressive and vengeful , and never let any acts against her go unpunished . When D ' Wopp angered her at their wedding , she attacked him , ultimately killing him for one insignificant act . After that , she had no need for men , though she was not averse to seducing and using them when necessary . Valarian ' s ultimate desire was money , and she cared little for how exactly she got her hands on it . She was also known to be cautious in her initial dealings with Jabba , fearing retribution . Valarian was considered very beautiful on her homeworld , and she put great pride into her appearance . She was known to wear jewellery on her tusks , which she often painted in different colors . She also tinted her mane various shades and had it curled constantly , and used strong smelling perfumes . Behind the scenes . The character of Valarian was created by Martin Wixted and Bill Smith , as part of the " " sourcebook for " " . Some backstory was provided in the book , though Valarian mainly served as a character to be used by gamemasters . She went unused until Kathy Tyers featured her in a short story named " " , which was collected in the " Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina " anthology . " We Don ' t Do Weddings " was one of the first of the short stories in " Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina " to be written , so Daniel Keys Moran based his own contribution , " " , which also featured Valarian , around Tyers ' s story . Valarian has since been mentioned in several other sources , including several short stories compiled in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " , the short story " Spare Parts " , " Rebel Dawn " , and " The New Essential Guide to Characters " . " Secrets of Tatooine " , a sourcebook for the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " , provides much information on Valarian ' s later life after Jabba ' s death . Although Valarian is described as having fur with golden and white color in " The Essential Guide to Characters " , Valarian ' s card in the Topps ' " Star Wars Finest " set shows Valarian with blue fur . However , the chrome covered version of the card has a gold tint to it . Valarian ' s name is similar to , a type of herb , and .