Tyro Caladian Tyro Caladian was a male Svivreni lawyer and bureaucrat working as a Senatorial aide during the last years of the Galactic Republic . He was cousin to Curran Caladian , also a Senatorial aide . A firm believer in democracy and an expert in many of the rules of the Senate , Caladian had a reputation that attracted the attention of Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , who needed such expert assistance in his activities , and asked for Caladian ' s collaboration . Tyro Caladian repeatedly helped Kenobi in his endeavors , providing him with information , support , and specialized help against the likes of corrupt Senator Sano Sauro of the planet Eeropha , criminal Granta Omega , and fugitive Jenna Zan Arbor who was hiding on Romin . All of those people were enemies of the Jedi Order . During that time , Caladian and Kenobi became personal friends , and the regular contact with the Jedi also gained Caladian the esteem of other Jedi such as Siri Tachi and Ferus Olin . While reluctant to break the law for his friends , Caladian agreed to do so on occasion . At the same time , Caladian ' s steps attracted the attention of Sauro , who actively blocked some of Caladian ' s movements — rendering Caladian ' s help to the Jedi useless — and openly considered the Svivreni a personal enemy . While investigating on behalf of Kenobi , Caladian discovered a conspiracy involving the highest echelons of the government of the Republic . Before he could report the details , Caladian was assassinated . Biography . Investigating Sauro . Tyro Caladian and his cousin Curran Caladian , both of them male Svivreni , joined the Galactic Senate and became Senatorial aides at about the same time . Tyro Caladian was assigned to a small office in the lower level of the Senate Building of Coruscant ; he soon took up most of the available space with a desk and several file containers . He became a rising bureaucrat and lawyer , and started making a name for himself as an specialist in obscure Senatorial procedures with a high respect for the ideals of the Galactic Republic . In 25 BBY , Caladian was approached by the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , who had heard of the Svivreni ' s reputation . Kenobi and his apprentice , Anakin Skywalker , were tracking a criminal named Granta Omega who , according to their sources , had the support of Senator Sano Sauro of Eeropha . Although Kenobi had the Supreme Chancellor ' s nominal help , he still needed to formally petition Sauro to show Kenobi his private files . Fearing that Sauro would use legal tricks to evade disclosing his files , Kenobi asked Caladian to explain the ins - and - outs of legal protocol necessary to prevent this . Caladian , who opposed Sauro ' s previous activities , obtained every needed signature and approval for an order to reveal against Sauro . Nonetheless , Sauro bribed a committee he served on , causing a discontinued procedural rule to be approved , authorizing him to reject Caladian ' s order to reveal so that not even the Chancellor could revoke his decision . Caladian , who already had a busy agenda with subcommittee hearings at that point , met with Kenobi and Vice Chancellor Mas Amedda to hear the official answer of denial , and , full of rage , he threatened to appeal the decision . Caladian offered Kenobi his help in any further inquiry the Jedi might have . Sauro understood that Caladian was his political enemy and placed a trace in Caladian ' s comlink , so as to track any of the Svivreni ' s activities — a completely legal measure he would later pretend to have done because he was afraid of Caladian . Later , Caladian remembered that Sauro could only block his personal files , but not other people ' s files about him . He immediately claimed all the files in the Senate registry about Eeropha from all of the nine years Sauro had been serving as a Senator and began to check them one by one . While he was busy with this , Caladian was once more visited by Kenobi . As a part of a completely different quest , or so he thought , Kenobi was researching Senator Berm Tarturi of Andara , whose child Gillam had been kidnapped . Caladian was already familiar with Tarturi ' s personal plight and he told Kenobi about Tarturi ' s political predicaments : He was wrestling Sauro about the redistribution of hyperlane s , and this distraction could lead to Tarturi losing a hearing , which would in turn allow Sauro to lever yet another committee . In a heated debate with Kenobi , Caladian theorized that Sauro might have allied with Rana Halion , ruler of Ieria , against Tarturi . Following up on this hunch , Caladian researched any known illicit activities of Sauro from 30 BBY and used a probability software to find some of Sauro ' s secret meeting places , leading Caladian to discover that Sauro was indeed meeting with Halion . He told Kenobi about this through his comlink and then met with the Jedi in a public café . As Sauro was snooping Caladian ' s calls , he warned Halion , and she in turn lost her pursuers . Kenobi then discovered the bug in Caladian ' s comlink . Caladian continued his political research on the Sauro – Halion link , alongside several Jedi experts such as Jocasta Nu . He took a moment to offer his personal sympathy to Senator Tarturi due to his senatorial problems . Eventually frustrated at his lack of success , Caladian was again contacted by Kenobi . This time , the Jedi needed forged identifications for himself and his friend , fellow Knight Siri Tachi , so that they could pretend to be the kings of Cortella . Although shocked , Caladian helped them . Aiding and abetting the Jedi . In 24 BBY , Caladian was again visited by Kenobi , this time along with Tachi and her Padawan learner , Ferus Olin . The Jedi wanted his help to apprehend the fugitive Jenna Zan Arbor who was hiding on the planet Romin , where the corrupt ruler Roy Teda rejected any request for extradition of criminals . Caladian informed them that the Senate was forced to obey the local rules , and the Jedi could not reach the planet without official approval from the Senate . Kenobi asked Caladian for a loophole , but the Svivreni was not aware of any . Only when Caladian commented on a group of fugitives that had recently escaped from a prison only to be caught again during a long series of breakouts , did Kenobi chance upon a new idea : they could impersonate the fugitives . Caladian reacted by detailing several laws which would be broken during any such stunt , but Kenobi reassured Caladian by insisting that they would not get caught as Caladian could provide them with forged documents , background information , and even the fugitives ' starship , which was still impounded by the authorities . Caladian also used a Stop Comm order to temporarily prohibit the press from leaking the re - capture of the fugitive band , the Slams , for three days . He obtained their impounded Ubrikkian yacht after getting the Overseer of Prison Worlds to issue an order to the Confiscation Authority and , bemused at the prospect , Tyro explained that the person Kenobi would be impersonating was somewhat of a dandy , something that Kenobi was not keen to feign , but ended up doing quite admirably . Lastly , Caladian provided all the available information about Romin . Caladian ' s help proved invaluable during the Jedi mission . Endgame . Later the same year , Tyro Caladian was present during a Senate hearing in which members of Senator Sauro ' s anti - Jedi faction , including ex - tyrant Teda and Senator Bog Divinian of Nuralee , gave witness against and questioned Obi - Wan Kenobi . Although Sauro had mustered significant power and was fomenting a growing tide of support in his quest to sever all future Jedi affiliation with galactic governance , Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan opposed him , maneuvering to meet privately with Chancellor Palpatine and Divinian ; these efforts only increased the already great respect Caladian felt for Organa . Immediately after the hearing , Kenobi met with Caladian and talked about Sauro and Divinian ' s behind - the - scenes ' scheming — and the connections that these machinations appeared to have with the galactic criminal Granta Omega . Caladian expressed his doubts , however , that these anti - Jedi powerplays would bear much fruit , explaining that although Sauro controlled several Mid - Rim planets , he was disliked in the Core Worlds , and , as such , could not succeed in his efforts to topple the all - too - popular Palpatine , as Kenobi suspected was Sauro ' s aim . Kenobi obtained recordings that Divinian had made for his biographers , and he gave Caladian a copy , to get the Senatorial aide ' s ' take ' on it . Though Kenobi was unable to understand the meaning behind some of Divinian ' s recorded words , he later deduced that Divinian was preparing a speech to nominate Sauro as Supreme Chancellor and that the plotting of the anti - Jedi conspirators pointed to an assassination attempt on Palpatine . Caladian , from subsequent research done on the recordings , also found dark evidence of an emerging " evil " at the " highest level " of galactic governance , which apparently was unrelated to the assassination attempt Kenobi already suspected ; peculiar static interference in their comlink connection , however , prevented Tryo from voicing his concerns adequately to Kenobi , in order to warn him in time . But Kenobi soon confirmed that , in fact , an Omega - staged plot was in play to murder Palpatine and hundreds of other politicians using a formidable phalanx of seeker droids in the Senate Rotunda . Caladian raced to join Kenobi in the Grand Convocation Chamber of the Senate , where hundreds of seeker droids had targeted and were firing upon thousands of Senators and their top advisors from across the galaxy . Kenobi had been joined by several other Jedi , countering the attack of the killer machines , but they still were unable to prevent several fatalities . Caladian hurried to meet with Kenobi in the midst of the battle , but the Svivreni was riddled with blaster fire , seemingly aimed at Palpatine , but which , at the last moment , was directed at Caladian . Although Tyro was able to reach Kenobi ' s position , he ' d now fallen and was unable to speak ; he simply performed the traditional Svivreni farewell gesture and , with fear in his eyes after one last look at Palpatine , died . Weeping , Kenobi quietly uttered the traditional Svivreni words of farewell and made the same intimate hand gesture on behalf of his fallen friend . Legacy . Caladian ' s death was not the only loss sustained by the Senate on that day : thirteen other aides , ten Senate Guards , twenty - one Senators , and former dictator Teda met their ends as well . Later research discovered that the seeker droid that killed Caladian had been programmed to go after him " specifically " . Kenobi thought this very strange , that a lowly Senate aide had been targeted for assassination . Caladian ' s memorial was so crowded that many of his friends were physically outside the room during the ceremony . His office had been re - assigned to other political uses within just two days , as space in the Senate Building was at a premium . Before the office space was taken over , however , Kenobi requisitioned Caladian ' s files to be delivered to Jocasta Nu ' s research team for further investigation , to scour them for information ( particularly in reference to Tyro ' s last foreboding ) , and afterwards archive them in the Jedi Temple . Five years after Caladian ' s death , he was fondly remembered by many of his friends , including his cousin Curran Caladian and the Jedi Ferus Olin . Personality and traits . Tyro Caladian was a furry Svivreni who , like many others of his species , had a stout complexion . His glossy fur , covering most of his body including the hands , raised whenever he felt angry . He commonly dressed in navy tunics . Caladian had a small , pointed face with two likewise little , but bright , dark eyes , and similarly undersized , pointed , glittering teeth . Caladian was familiar with the traditions and culture of his peaceful species , which he followed . He used gestures and euphemisms to avoid uttering the word " goodbye , " which was considered a jinx in his culture . He also used a thick ring or clasp of metal to hold his long " plume " or mane of black hair , which reached his waist . When nervous , Caladian sometimes manipulated the ring . The Svivreni wanted to specialize in the administration of the Galactic Senate . Using youthful enthusiasm , acute awareness and a natural skill for bureaucracy and politics , he became an expert in his field , knowledgeable in complex and arcane rules . Caladian also managed to hear almost all of the important , confidential conversations in the Senate , despite not being a participant in many of them . He could also obtain forged identifications if needed . A hard - working person , Caladian flooded his office with containers made of plastoid to keep durasheet documents , sometimes jamming the door in the process . Caladian believed in the value of democracy , even though he admitted corruption was rampant among the Senators and was frequently worried because of it , as was he also by the galaxy ' s growing lawlessness . However , he still believed in certain Senators , particularly Bail Organa , and considered that they were the norm , rather than the exception . He could not imagine a way to spread civilization through the galaxy other than the Republic . Caladian particularly disliked Senator Sano Sauro ; Sauro ' s dirty deeds had reached Svivren and , although his scheme there had been stopped , Sauro himself was never formally accused , something that made Caladian ' s blood boil . Caladian was well - liked among his friends , who were plentiful . The Svivreni was affectionate , warmer in his interchanges with Kenobi than with Kenobi ' s colleague Mace Windu . When his relationship with Kenobi led to Caladian becoming a target of spies and saboteurs , Tyro felt honored , as that meant he was becoming more important . Behind the scenes . Tyro Caladian first appeared in the novel " " , written by Jude Watson and published by Scholastic in 2003 . Caladian made successive appearances in further novels by Watson . He also shared an entry with Curran Caladian in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . " " heavily implies that Tyro had managed to find information related to Palpatine ' s secret scheme to take over the Republic and become Galactic Emperor , and thus Palpatine sent the seeker droid to kill the Svivreni , silencing him . A major hint is that seconds before his death , he looks over Kenobi ' s shoulder and trembles in fear at the sight of Palpatine — although Kenobi believes that it was simply death that had filled Caladian with dread . Another hint is the strange comlink static that prevents Caladian from telling Kenobi all the details of a conspiring " great evil " at the " highest level " of governance .