Ar'alani

Ar'alani, born as Irizi'ar'alani and also known by the Core name Ziara, was a Chiss female admiral who served in the Expansionary Defense Fleet of the Chiss Ascendancy during the reign of the Galactic Empire. She was a member of the Irizi family, one of the Nine Ruling Families that controlled the Ascendancy. The Steadfast, a Chiss warship, served as her command ship.
In 1 BBY, Ar'alani was contacted by Grand Admiral Thrawn for her assistance in locating Jarik Shan, a Jedi Knight who Thrawn believed would be a valuable ally against the extra-galactic threat of the Yuuzhan Vong. Ar'alani was skeptical of Thrawn's request, and of his belief that Shan would be of much benefit, though she nevertheless agreed to help find and negotiate with him. After putting together a plan, Ar'alani set out with one of her navigators Vah'nya on their mission, and managed to successfully locate Shan's hidden planet. Upon her arrival, she met with Shan to discuss terms for his contributions to the Chiss Ascendancy, in which she blackmailed him into cooperating with the threat of exposing the planet's location to the Empire. In addition, she returned his lightsaber to him as a gesture of goodwill, as well as providing him the means to contact her for future discussion.
==Personality and traits==
Ar'alani was a very calm and collected, if a bit stern, individual, which added to her skills as a master tactician. She was also very patient, known to wait for days or even weeks for the right time to take action. As an Admiral of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet, she was loyal to the Chiss Ascendancy and took her job very seriously, taking great steps to ensure no risk came to the Ascendancy under her watch.
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Category:Characters
Category:Star Wars Characters
Category:Chiss
Category:Chiss Ascendancy