Sian Tevv / Legends Sian Tevv was a male Sullustan politician during the Galactic Civil War , who opposed the Empire as a leading figure of the Sullustan Resistance , the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the New Republic for over a dozen years . Tevv was the son of two prominent Sullustan politicians , though he had a checkered youth , spending much of his time with a group of ambitious yet troublesome teenagers hanging around spaceports on Sullust . Eventually , however , he obeyed his parents ' wishes and entered into Sullustan politics , quickly proving himself to be a capable politician . He eventually became disillusioned with Imperial politics , after realizing that the Empire was responsible for a great many atrocities . He founded a resistance group , though initially refused to join the Rebel Alliance , for fear of retribution by the Empire . After the Rebels rescued him from an Imperial kidnap , Tevv managed to persuade his planet ' s government to ally itself with the Alliance , and when the Rebels became the New Republic , he served as one of the members of the New Republic Provisional Council . Sometime after 10 ABY , he left his position in the New Republic . Biography . Early life . Sian Tevv was born on the planet Sullust around the time of the formation of the Galactic Empire , the son of two noted Sullustan diplomats . Tevv ' s parents wished for him to follow in their footsteps and enter the world of politics , but Tevv had other ideas : he had plans to become a spacer . He was interested in everything to do with starships and planetary vehicles and spent much of his youth loitering around spaceports learning from various technicians . He joined a cadre of other intelligent , ambitious young Sullustans , including his lifelong friend Nien Nunb , though his parents disproved on his choice of friends . Eventually , though , Tevv was persuaded by his parents to become a politician , while Nunb and the others went offworld and became pilots for SoroSuub . Tevv proved to be an extremely talented diplomat and became one of the youngest Sullustans to attend the Imperial Senate on Coruscant . Tevv soon learned that the Empire was not what it presented itself as ; he witnessed firsthand the petty squabbling that went on between Senators while the Imperial Military was given license to enslave and devastate whole worlds . He began to fear the inevitable attack on Sullust , and decided to form the Sullustan Resistance . Rebel . Tevv used his position to attempt to pressure the Sullustan government to openly oppose the Empire , but to no avail . Around 4 BBY , Tevv made the dangerous journey to meet with several other resistance leaders , traveling alone to Cloud City on Bespin . Along with representatives from Duro and Alderaan , Tevv was invited to ally his fledgling resistance movement with the others , with the intention of forming a formal rebellion . Tevv , however , wished for his movement to remain secret from the Empire and feared that if he formed this coalition the Empire ' s retribution would be swift . He also knew that few Sullustans would join his efforts ; ultimately , he decided to remain separate with this rebel alliance , though he kept in contact with it . When the Alliance to Restore the Republic was formally created after the signing of the Corellian Treaty , Tevv was not a part of it , though he quietly continued his efforts to persuade Sullust to rebel . When Sullust ' s SoroSuub corporation , led by Siin Suub , illegally took over Sullust and practically enslaved the native species to the Empire , many Sullustans began to take action . Nien Nunb and his sister Aril Nunb left their posts as SoroSuub cargo haulers and began harassing SoroSuub shipments , while many members of the Sullustan Resistance used guerrilla tactics against the Sullustan government . Their efforts caused SoroSuub so much trouble that a Sullustan Home Guard was established . Tevv stayed in the background for the whole affair , as Siin Suub had threatened to have all Rebel sympathizers executed for treason , He also privately supported Nien and Aril Nunb ' s efforts ; during this period , he greatly assisted many other rebel organizations , though refused to be a part of the Rebel Alliance . The Nunbs ' disruptive raids eventually forced SoroSuub to plea to the Empire for assistance , though the Empire had different ideas to the Sullustans about what was suitable . Several Star Destroyers were sent into the system , and Nunb and his band of pirates frequently clashed with them . After a time , Nunb and his sister decided to join the Rebel Alliance , and Tevv used his contacts to gain them admittance into the Alliance military . The whole affair greatly reduced support for SoroSuub ; many Sullustans began to question their government , and SoroSuub were embarrassed with how the Empire had dealt with the situation . Seeds of doubt began to be formed , though SoroSuub chose not to act just yet . Less than a year before the Battle of Yavin , the Empire initiated Operation Strike Fear , a military offensive which attempted to crack down on the Rebel Alliance and any who assisted them . The Empire were considering launching an invasion attempt on Sullust , as they recognized the growing anger towards them as a significant threat . As a preliminary measure , the Empire began secretly smuggling Sullustans suspected of treason to Coruscant , where they were tortured and executed . Tevv escaped unharmed , though the resistance movement ' s numbers were slowly whittled down . The Rebel Alliance , seeing it as a chance to give Tevv another reason to join them , mounted a rescue operation . The Rebels , led by Keyan Farlander and Hamo Blastwell , were successful in rescuing a group of Sullustans from the Empire , and Tevv agreed to once again open up talks with the Rebel Alliance . He spent several weeks conferring with the Alliance High Command , before arranging a summit on Sullust . The Empire caught wind of it , however , and while the " Invincible " distracted the Rebel forces in orbit , a team of Imperial commandos kidnapped Tevv and began the journey back to the " Invincible " . The Rebellion still wanted Tevv ' s support : they made a daring rescue attempt , again led by Blastwell and Farlander , and managed to disable Tevv ' s shuttle and bring him to safety . Tevv ' s people later assisted the Rebels in defeating Operation Strike Fear , and his efforts put into persuading SoroSuub to defect eventually bore fruit . They joined the Alliance , though outwardly they pretended to still be allied with the Empire . Respectable . At Tevv ' s insistence , the Alliance Fleet met at the Sullust system to plan their attack on the second Death Star . Many Sullustans , including Nien Nunb , Ten Numb and Syub Snunb , as well as the former Sullustan Home Guard , participated in the Battle of Endor ; Nunb was in the ship that destroyed the Death Star , taking with it the Emperor and Darth Vader . The Alliance was briefly reformed as the Alliance of Free Planets just before the Invasion of Bakura , and Tevv was among the signatories of the Declaration of the Alliance of Free Planets . Tevv was also a signatory of the Declaration of a New Republic , and became a Council or on the New Republic Provisional Council . The New Republic were initially slow to continue invading Imperial territory , as the remnants of the Empire were doing a good job of ripping themselves apart without any New Republic involvement . Eventually , though , Tevv and his fellow Councilors set their sights on Coruscant , ruled by Ysanne Isard , which they hoped would grant them support as a legitimate government . Coruscant was heavily defended , though , and the only way the New Republic could capture it was to sabotage its shield generators . Rogue Squadron was sent in , and succeeded in downing the world ' s defenses , while Admiral Ackbar defeated the Imperial forces in orbit . What the Provisional Council did not expect , however , was for Isard to leave Coruscant infected with a hybrid disease named the Krytos virus . The disease was easily curable by bacta and only affected non - Humans ; as Isard had hoped , it created much discord and financial trouble within the New Republic . Tevv himself was exposed to the virus and it was feared that he had contracted it for a time . Council meetings were held in dim light to aid him and he received much bacta treatment in the hope that the virus would not affect him . The threat of the virus was eventually snuffed out , and Tevv healed . The New Republic and the Provisional Council were thrown into disarray upon the re - emergence of Grand Admiral Thrawn . Thrawn defeated the New Republic in several battles and even managed to blockade Coruscant with cloaked asteroids , preventing traffic from moving in and out . Thrawn also had a data source in the New Republic , named Delta Source , which was providing him with information on the Provisional Council ' s dealings . Many were suspected to be Delta Source ; slicer Zakarisz Ghent suspect Tevv himself of being the spy , though Councilor Leia Organa Solo vouched for the Sullustan . Ultimately , Delta Source was discovered to be coming from listening devices installed in twin rows of ch ' hala tree s in the Grand Corridor of Imperial Palace , and Thrawn was defeated and killed . The ratification of the Common Charter abolished the Provisional Council , and Tevv became Sullust ' s first Senator . In 10 ABY he was one of the signatories of " Why Do We Fight the Empire ? " . He was eventually replaced by Sien Siev as Sullust ' s Senator . Behind the scenes . In " " , Sian Tevv can be corrupted to bribery . The game misspells his name as " Sian Tew . "