Luana Treftite Major Luana Teftite was an Imperial Army commander in charge of their hidden garrison on Zelos II . She captured two Rebels but failed to contain them and was forced to reveal the base to the local governor . This subsequently led to Imperial expulsion from the planet . Biography . Imperial career . Luana Treftite was a Human female who grew up in the time of the Galactic Republic . Her parents were loyal to this institution , and regaled her with stories of the Jedi Order . As a child , Treftite aspired to become a Jedi Knight , but found she lacked the self - discipline . Instead , as she grew older , she became attracted to the Galactic Empire and its promises of power . She embraced the New Order and joined the Imperial military . In the Imperial military , Treftite rose to the rank of major and was appointed garrison commander on Zelos II , a backwater planet in the south - east portion of the Mid Rim . Officially , Zelos II was a neutral planet , and so the Imperial installation was kept a secret from the local Zelosian s , including their Governor Galleros Nul . This was achieved by constructing the facility within the Valley of Umbra , a valley 500 meters deep and surrounded by mountainous overhangs ; consequently , the valley was always in shadow . The native Zelosians , who had virtually no night vision and believed that darkness was evil , never visited the Valley . Their superstition was heightened by rumors that the valley was home to walking dead . In reality , local parasites simulated electric stimuli in corpses that caused them to walk . This macabre phenomenon terrified the local Zelosians , but delighted Treftite . Due to its secluded location , the garrison was only at half strength . The particular characteristics of her assignment caused some problems for Treftite . During her administration of the garrison , she lost several personnel to the dangerous nightlife on Zelos . She also lost several of her stormtroopers in an avalanche . These became animated by the local parasite and " walked " into the city Lyn , arousing suspicions in the local populace . The secrecy of Treftite ' s command was also compromised when one of her guards was driven mad by too many night sentry shifts . He began terrorizing the population of Kryndyn , the capital city of Zelos II , committing arson and robbery . Treftite was unwilling to eliminate the wayward guard due to the risk of revealing the Imperial presence on the world . She also protected the Imperial secrecy on the planet by regularly sending intelligence personnel disguised as traders into Kryndyn to check on visitors to the planet . On one such occasion , her personnel discovered New Republic sympathizers trying to uncover Imperial influence on the world . Failure on Zelos II . Around two months after the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , Treftite ' s troops discovered a team of Rebel Alliance operatives investigating her base . This team was swiftly defeated ; the one surviving woman , Jai Raventhorn , was taken captive . Shortly afterwards , another man investigating the rebels disappearance , Dirk Harkness , was also captured . Treftite took personal interest in their interrogation , overseeing the round black interrogation droid as it went about its work . Both proved remarkably resistant but Treftite continued to torture them for her own personal enjoyment . Treftite was unable to capitalize on her captures , however , and she made a fatal error while interrogating Raventhorn . After four days of ineffective interrogation , the major decided to get at Raventhorn by torturing Harkness . She announced this plan in front of Raventhorn , which gave the Rebel operative enough motivation to spring up and grab Treftite ' s blaster . Taking her captive , Raventhorn forced her to call the Zelosian governor , Galleros Nul , and reveal the secret Imperial base . Proceeding out of the interrogation block with Treftite as her hostage , Raventhorn encountered Dirk Harkness and his two companions who had infiltrated the garrison in an attempt to rescue him . The infiltrators , Platt Okeefe and Trueb Cholakk , had caught the garrison off guard , but by this point they had organized themselves and surrounded the escaping Rebels . However , with their major taken hostage , and the threat of an impending air raid , the Imperial troops fled the base , allowing the rebels to escape in Treftite ' s own shuttle . She was then handed to over to the Rebel Alliance . Zelos II also joined the Rebel Alliance in reaction to revealed Imperial presence . Personality and traits . Luana Treftite had pale skin , icy blue eyes , and pale blonde hair ; this , she tied up in a tight bun . She had a cold beauty about her , heightened by her severe appearance . Even when off - duty , she wore her military uniform . Luana Treftite was an ambitious woman . As a child , she aspired to be a Jedi Knight , but she lacked their clarity of thought and pure motives . Instead , she was motivated by a desire for power — she also lacked the patience to master her will as required by the Jedi way . Her desire for power led her to the Empire , which required rejecting the peaceful ways of her parents . She achieved the rank of Major , and although stationed on the backwater world of Zelos II , she aspired to greater command posts . Treftite was delighted by the phenomenon on Zelos where parasites caused corpses to move . The natives believed these corpses were reanimated , elicting terror among the Zelosians . Treftite kept the secret of the corpses secret , prefering that the population remained terrified . Behind the scenes . Luana Treftite was created by John Terra as part of the Zelos II entry in " Planets of the Galaxy , Volume Two " , published by West End Games in 1992 . Along with a biography , the sourcebook also included a number of adventure ideas , some of which included Treftite . The outcome of these adventures were not specified . The information from " Planets of the Galaxy , Volume Two " was later republished as part of a collection in " The Star Wars Planets Collection " , released in 1994 . Treftite also appeared in the short story " Gathering Shadows " , written by Kathy Burdette and published as part of the " Tales from the New Republic " anthology in 1999 . This story had originally been slated to be published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 16 " in early 1998 ; however , the " Star Wars Adventure Journal " was cancelled prior to this issue .