Goran Beviin Goran Beviin was a Human male Mandalorian commando , a bounty hunter , and a contract killer active under the New Republic and into the early years of the Galactic Alliance . In 24 ABY , Beviin was on Nar Shaddaa when he met a man named Udelen , who turned out to be a vanguard for an invading extragalactic species , the Yuuzhan Vong . The Mandalorians made a deal with the Yuuzhan Vong , becoming a hired hand for the Yuuzhan Vong ' s ensuing attack on the galaxy . However , after Beviin and the Mandalorians disobeyed an order to capture a Jedi named Kubariet on New Holgha , the Mandalorians began working against the Yuuzhan Vong . Beviin fought in the Yuuzhan Vong War alongside Kubariet , and afterward , settled down on his farm on the planet Mandalore with his husband Medrit Vasur . He was one of Boba Fett ' s most trusted lieutenants , and was once called upon to be interim Mandalore while Fett was away . In 41 ABY , Beviin helped Fett in the training of Jedi Knight Jaina Solo to defeat her Sith Lord brother , Darth Caedus . Biography . Early life . Goran Beviin was born on the planet of Mandalore , as a member of the Mandalorian culture . Beviin was alive during the time of Fenn Shysa , and remembered how Shysa pulled together the Mandalorians after the Imperial presence on Mandalore . At some point , he met blacksmith Medrit Vasur and the two married , living on the Beviin - Vasur farm near the Mandalorian city of Keldabe . Working for the Yuuzhan Vong . In 24 ABY , Beviin was in the Bar Jaraniz on Nar Shaddaa when he was approached by a man named Udelen . Udelen sought to kill an opposition leader on Ter Abbes named Tholote B ' Leph . According to Udelen , B ' Leph was a bribe - taker who had an unnatural generosity in awarding government contracts when in power , and Udelen wanted him removed before the next month ' s elections . Udelen promised Beviin a hundred thousand credits . Uneasy about assassinating an opposition politico and the unrest it would cause on Ter Abbes , Beviin left the bar for his Gladiator assault fighter , " Beroya " , and contacted Mandalore Boba Fett . Fett told Beviin to take the contract , knowing Beviin was facing financial difficulties at the time . Beviin returned to the bar and accepted the deal . However , it is undetermined if Beviin carried out the contract . On Nar Shaddaa , Beviin met two Mandalorian females , a widow named Briika Jeban , and her daughter , Dinua , and Beviin decided to take care of the two . Briika and Dinua accompanied Beviin to a rendezvous with Udelen ' s forces . While Beviin and a group of other Mandalorians , including Boba Fett , waited for Udelen , they were ambushed by a type of fleet that had not been seen before . The strange ships were under the command of Udelen , who revealed himself as Nom Anor , a vanguard of the Yuuzhan Vong , an extragalactic species that intended to take control of the galaxy . The Yuuzhan Vong allowed Beviin and Fett to board the fleet ' s flagship for negotiations . Fett told Beviin to stay aware on the Yuuzhan Vong ' s organic ship , and take small pieces of the organic technology found there . While on board , Anor told Beviin and Fett that the Mandalorians had little choice but to assist the Yuuzhan Vong with their conquest of the galaxy . Anor promised good pay for the Mandalorians ' help , and Fett accepted , with the condition that the Yuuzhan Vong would leave the Mandalore sector alone in the ensuing invasion . Anor then tasked the Mandalorians with securing a landing point for the Yuuzhan Vong on the Outer Rim world of Birgis . One week after the invasion of Helska IV by the Yuuzhan Vong , Beviin and the Mandalorians attacked Birgis ' spaceport . As soon as the commandos landed , Fett made a large water tower near the spaceport explode , distracting the guards and personnel . From there , Beviin and the Mandalorians rushed into the main building of the spaceport , securing it for the Yuuzhan Vong ground invasion . After the Battle of New Holgha , Yuuzhan Vong subaltern Bur ' lorr ordered Beviin and the Mandalorians to find a Jedi named Kubariet , who was still down on New Holgha , and take him alive . The Mandalorians found him without much trouble , beaten and battered on a rooftop . However , they disobeyed their orders , and , realizing that Mandalore had no future with the Yuuzhan Vong , allowed the Jedi to escape . A nearby Yuuzhan Vong warrior attacked Beviin after the Mandalorians disobeyed their orders . However , the Mandalorians attacked and killed the warrior , although Briika Jeban was killed in the battle , which officially ended their short - lived affiliation with the Yuuzhan Vong . Beviin adopted Dinua after her mother ' s death . Beviin fought in the Yuuzhan Vong War with Boba Fett , the Mandalorians , and Kubariet and was involved in the Battle of Mandalore where the Yuuzhan Vong were defeated , despite heavy casualties for the Mandalorian Protectors . Settled down . After the Yuuzhan Vong War , Beviin settled down on Mandalore with his husband , Medrit Vasur , and their daughter , Dinua . By 40 ABY , he had become one of Boba Fett ' s most trusted lieutenants . In 40 ABY , Beviin was approached by Corellian politician Thrackan Sal - Solo , who offered him a contract to kill the whole Solo family . Beviin refused , stating that he did not kill families , just . He relayed this to Boba Fett on Taris , along with news about Fett ' s family ; Fett ' s daughter , Ailyn Vel , was alive , working under the name Ailyn Habuur . Fett was not previously sure of his daughter ' s fate ; she had hunted him for some time , angry about him leaving her and her mother , Sintas Vel , but had not encountered Fett for years . Later , Beviin was contacted by Boba Fett , who informed Beviin that Sal - Solo wanted the Mandalorians to help defend Centerpoint Station . Beviin was ordered to assemble as many commandos as he could and meet Fett in two days on Drall . After those two days passed , Beviin had been able to assemble half a dozen Mandalorians . During the Drall meeting , Beviin told Fett that he was a poor Mandalore , that after the devastation of the Yuuzhan Vong War , the Mandalorians needed more than just a figurehead . He told Fett of a man named Kad ' ika , who Beviin believed to be a suitable Mandalore . After the assassination of Thrackan Sal - Solo , Beviin informed Fett of the death of Ailyn Vel . Later that year , Boba Fett left Mandalore for a few days , and appointed Beviin , his most trusted lieutenant , as acting Mandalore in his stead . During his short time in charge , Beviin mostly stayed home , shoveling dung and running his farm , which had not been doing well as of late . When Fett returned , he told Beviin one of his biggest secrets , revealing that he was terminally ill , and was not going to live much longer . At the same time , Beviin revealed that drillers had found a large load of " beskar " , Mandalorian iron , in the ground , and the newfound " beskar " could bring about a time of great economic growth for Mandalore . The ill Fett stayed at Beviin ' s farm for a while after this revelation , and , due to a DNA sample from Jaing Skirata , was a transfusion away from being healed . Beviin , along with Fett ' s granddaughter Mirta Gev and her fiancée Ghes Orade , visited Fett when he had his life - saving transfusion , and once Fett ' s surgery was done , Beviin showed him the " Bes ' uliik " , a new starfighter made from the load of Mandalorian iron that had been recently found . Training Jaina Solo . In 40 ABY , the still - living body of Boba Fett ' s long - missing ex - wife Sintas Vel was found encased in carbonite . Beviin was present when Doctor Beluine released her from her carbonite prison and welcomed Vel as a guest at his farm , giving her a temporary home as she recovered from the amnesia , blindness , and other side effects of her years trapped in carbonite . When Jedi Knight Jaina Solo came to Mandalore seeking Fett ' s training to kill her Sith Lord brother , Darth Caedus , Beviin greeted her at the Oyu ' baat tapcafe in the city of Keldabe . Beviin went on to become one of many Mandalorians to train Solo , also allowing the Jedi to stay at his farm while she was in training . Some time after Solo ' s arrival , Beviin took her to former Mandalore Fenn Shysa ' s memorial , and taught her some Mandalorian history . He then had a training duel with the Jedi , where Beviin flattened Solo . They fought several more times , with Beviin overwhelming her , forcing her to resort to using the Force . Beviin told Solo after these training bouts to be totally driven on finishing her opponent off , to be a different Jaina . Solo disagreed , believing that it was hate that Beviin was teaching her , but Beviin told her that it was not hate ; it was total war . Even after Beviin reassured her of this , she still believed that his fighting style and lessons were of the dark side . Around this time Beviin also attended the wedding party of Mirta Gev and Ghes Orade . During the Second Battle of Roche , a group of Mandalorians were sent into the battle to kill a group of Imperial Moffs . Beviin was ordered to stay behind on Mandalore , and remained there until the end of the Second Galactic Civil War . Personality and traits . Beviin was known as something of a traditionalist , and used old - fashioned equipment , including highly illegal crushgaunts , and " beskar " armor that was colored blue . Beviin lived with his husband , Medrit Vasur , some time before 24 ABY . The couple went on to adopt a daughter , Dinua Jeban . Beviin was a family man and was welcoming of guests on his farm . Boba Fett thought of Beviin as all heart and courage , and not afraid of the pain of love . He was the closest the anti - social Fett had to a friend . Fett thought that Beviin would make a good Mandalore , but Beviin did not want to lead , and would rather stay on his farm . Beviin held a deep hatred for the Yuuzhan Vong , and advocated killing every one . Beviin also held a dislike for the Jedi , and described Kubariet as " the only Jedi I ' ve ever trusted . " Behind the scenes . The character of Goran Beviin was created by author Karen Traviss for her e - book , " " , in August 2006 . His name derives from the Mando ' a words " " goran " " for " smith " and " " beviin " " for " lance . " Goran is a common name in Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Slovenia , Serbia , Montenegro and Macedonia . Though Beviin ' s husband , Medrit , had been mentioned in previous stories , it is not until " " , by Karen Traviss , that he first appears as a character , and readers learn that he is a male Human . This establishes the couple as one of the first openly homosexual couples in " Star Wars " literature . Although none of their appearances in " Star Wars " Legends specified that Beviin and Vasur were married , by September 2008 Karen Traviss had stated that they were . In December 2008 , " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " made their marriage explicit .