Eyes ( information broker ) " Eyes " was a Force - sensitive information broker who operated during the reign of the Galactic Empire . A member of an unknown alien species , Eyes wound up at some point on the planet Camden in the Outer Rim Territories , observing activities in the Snakes ' Den spaceport and building up a plethora of contacts . Eventually becoming a professional informant , Eyes ran a lucrative business from the Jade Simian restaurant . For undisclosed reasons , Eyes harbored an intense personal hatred of Galactic Emperor Palpatine . Eventually , the Rebel Alliance noticed Eyes ' work , and , impressed , hired the alien as an undercover operative . However , their trust in Eyes was never great , and they never permitted the information merchant to see any sensitive information . Nothing was known about Eyes ' origins . Rumor had it that Eyes was a member of an alien species wiped out by Palpatine , though this was merely one of many theories . Eyes was widely thought to be male , though in truth even " his " gender was unknown . An amoral being , Eyes killed a fellow sentient in cold blood on at least one occasion , using natural Force - sensitivity and divination to track down and later murder an Imperial security officer . Biography . Early life . Next to nothing was known of this being ' s early life . Eyes chose to reveal absolutely no information about any personal background , motivations , species of origin , or even gender , though most referred to " him " as male . Eyes had a peculiar appearance , with over two dozen eyes , varying greatly in size . Each of the mass of eyes was unique — most were on the end of long , slender stalks , while several others had no such stalks . One of these eyes was significantly larger than the rest , though the diameter and pupil size of the rest varied . Eyes had a long neck , with several minuscule tentacles protruding from it , and had two thin arms . Each arm had a large , two - fingered hand , which Eyes used as pincers to hold objects . Eyes was a Force - sensitive , and had a basic understanding of Force powers , including the skill of telepathy . Although Eyes ' origins and motivations were obscure , many speculated about the alien ' s identity . According to Alliance to Restore the Republic General Airen Cracken , some said that Eyes was a member of an alien species wiped out by one of Galactic Emperor Palpatine ' s genocidal policies . However , these theories were never backed up with concrete evidence , and Eyes ' past remained a mystery . During the reign of the first Galactic Empire , Eyes worked as an information broker on the planet Camden , located in the Outer Rim Territories region of space . Camden was located on one of the many trade routes the galaxy encompassed , and it saw a great many freighters and spacers from all stretches of the universe passed through daily . Eyes operated out of Snakes ' Den , a seedy Camden spaceport , due to its unofficial capacity as a major crossroads for all kinds of fringer s . After arriving at Snakes ' Den , Eyes began to watch and listen closely to everything that was going on in the bustling spaceport . After spending day after day making these observations , Eyes made many friends , as people knew the alien would trade knowledge for credits and favors . Over time , Eyes had enough potential clients to set up a full - time operation as an information broker . Eyes held court in the Jade Simian restaurant on Camden , where people would line up to meet with the mysterious alien informant . Informant . Eyes ' system of learning and repeating snippets of information eventually formed an operation of immense proportions ; driven by an unknown goal , Eyes became a legend among fringers , with a network that grew until it could easily match the capabilities of any Imperial Intelligence organization . General Cracken included a profile of Eyes in a collection of files on independent operatives who regularly worked for the Rebel Alliance . The smuggler and Rebel Platt Okeefe also listed Eyes as one of several information merchants who might serve as useful contacts for her fellow smugglers . Thousands of people traded information with Eyes , giving the operation a constant flow of information . However , Eyes was more than just an information broker , and was known to have killed at least one person in cold blood — an Imperial security officer who had angered the alien informant . Eyes used divinatory abilities to track down and murder this particular Imperial officer . Eyes was known to have committed other misdeeds , though the details were not listed in Cracken ' s profile of Eyes . Eventually , Eyes ' operations came to the attention of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , who knew they could use the talents to great effect . Eyes was happy enough to work for the Rebels ; Eyes had an intense personal grudge against Emperor Palpatine , although no one ever learned exactly why . While completely willing to break Imperial law and aid the Alliance , Eyes always expected full payment in either goods , credits , services , or information . Eyes was generally believed to be loyal to the Rebels — disloyalty to any customer would have been bad for business — though the Alliance was careful never to entrust the alien with sensitive information . One high - ranking Alliance member who was not entirely convinced by the alien information broker was General Airen Cracken , who had many more doubts on Eyes than most . He issued reports on many of the Alliance ' s undercover agents to many members , including a small biography and a personal addendum . On Eyes ' addendum , Cracken said that Eyes only worked with the Alliance because it was momentarily convenient for the alien ' s mysterious goals , and that Eyes was not to be trusted by Alliance operatives . He also stated that Eyes might well go over to the dark side of the Force due to a lack of morality . Personality and traits . Eyes was surrounded with an aura of mystery , with an unknown past and secretive goals . A selfish being , Eyes was not above using various unscrupulous means to achieve a goal , up to and including murder . While Eyes ' motives for working against the Empire were the subject of some speculation , their exact nature was not common knowledge . General Cracken described Eyes as having no sense of morality ; to a man like Cracken motivated by moral objections to the Empire , Eyes was an untrustworthy being with suspicious goals who could potentially turn against the Alliance . Eyes was a skilled bargainer , a skill which was used to great advantage when building up a network of sources and clients . Eyes wore simple clothing , and carried a hold - out blaster , a comlink , and a mysterious amulet . This amulet was believed to have had some sort of religious significance , though , like many of the details surrounding the alien informant , this was merely a theory . Powers and abilities . Eyes was Force - sensitive , and used the Force as a means to magnify natural senses , to sense the presence and identity of other sentients , and to read the minds of other sentients using basic telepathy . Eyes also used divination and telepathy to track down adversaries on at least one occasion . General Cracken ' s profile on Eyes speculated that these abilities may have been common among Eyes ' species . In addition to these skills , Eyes was an adept forger and investigator , with a wide knowledge of various species , languages , and cultures — especially those of the underworld . The informant also had some skill as a computer programmer , and moderate proficiency with a hold - out blaster . Behind the scenes . Eyes was created by " Star Wars " author Sean Fannon for the 1991 " " supplement called " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives " . Eyes was depicted in an illustration by Mike Vilardi . Eyes was subsequently mentioned in " Platt ' s Smugglers Guide " by Peter M . Schweighofer , as one of several examples of " infochant " characters described in other " Star Wars : The Roleplaying Game " supplements who could be used as contacts by smuggler player characters .