Rill Rill was an Espirion male who held the title of consul on his homeworld of Espirion during the war between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance . Shortly after the Battle of Yavin , he helped to arrange a meeting between Beon Beonel , the chief of Espirion ' s Alder - Espirion hybrid population , and two representatives of Prince ss Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan , Jora Astane and Uwa Pareece . The representatives hoped to persuade Beonel and his people to join Organa ' s forces , as all Alderaanian s were being hunted by the Empire following their homeworld ' s destruction . However , their efforts failed after Beonel realized that Astane was disgusted by his mixed ancestry . At the representatives ' urging , Rill tried to organize further talks and was eventually persuaded to promise Beonel that Organa would meet him personally , but the chief was uninterested . Biography . Working with the Alderaanians . The Espirion male Rill worked as a consul on his homeworld of Espirion during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Shortly after the Battle of Yavin , in 0 ABY , Prince ss Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan set out to rescue surviving members of her homeworld ' s population , as they were being hunted by the Empire following Alderaan ' s destruction . Organa planned to visit the Alder - Espirion population on Espirion , but due to Imperial entanglements on the planet Skaradosh , she was forced to send two representatives in her place : Jora Astane and Uwa Pareece . Rill made the arrangements for the pair to meet with Beon Beonel , the chief of the Alder - Espirions , and accompanied them to the meeting in an open , urban area on Espirion . An awkward meeting . Upon Beonel ' s arrival at the meeting , Astane and Pareece were surprised to learn that the Alder - Espirions were actually a species of hybrid s created by the integration of Alderaanian immigrants into the local Espirion population . Beonel immediately realized that Astane was disgusted by his mixed heritage and refused to participate in the talks any further , leaving immediately . Astane and Pareece then accompanied Rill back to his office , where Astane asked the consul to send her apologies to the chief . Rill refused , as her gesture was clearly a lie , and suggested that Beonel might be appeased if Organa herself had the time to visit . Hoping to resolve the problem , Pareece begged Rill to contact Beonel with a promise that Organa herself would meet him when she could . Beonel was uninterested in the offer of meeting with Organa but eventually changed his mind and chose to join with the other Alderaanians after hearing a speech that the princess made to an Alderaanian fleet that had gathered in orbit above Espirion . Personality and traits . Rill had red - and - black skin , black hair , and green - and - yellow eye s . While hosting Leia Organa ' s Alderaanian representatives , Rill claimed that he and his planet would be sad to see any of the Alder - Espirions leave with Organa ' s Alderaanian fleet but noted that his people were happy to facilitate giving the Alder - Espirions the choice to leave if they wished . Rill refused to deceive Beon Beonel for Jora Astane , who offered a false apology regarding her disgust for Beonel ' s mixed ancestry , and told her not to ask him to lie for her again . Equipment . Rill wore gray and tan robe s while attending the meeting with the Alderaanians , closely matching the outfit of Beon Beonel and other Espirions . Behind the scenes . Rill first appeared in " Princess Leia , Part IV " , which was released on June 3 , 2015 as part of the " " comic book series . The story was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Terry Dodson .