Tikkes

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**Tikkes** was an male Quarren politician who represented Mon Cala in the Republic's Senate around the time of the Invasion of Naboo. During a separatist crisis he defected to Separatist Alliance and he withdrew the planets he represented from the Republic and pledged allegiance to their Confederacy. Tikkes position led to bloody civil war on his homeworld Dac and an eventual ouster from the power. As an leading member within the Separatist Council, Tikkes and his fellow Councilors led a Confederacy to war in the struggle known as the Clone Wars. Following an defection from the Republic, he was replaced in this Galactic Republic's Senate by an Quarren loyalist Tundra Dowmeia. Following three years of bloody battles against the Republic, Tikkes along with the rest of the Separatist Council were assassinated by Lord Vader at volcanic planet Mustafar.

## Biography

### Career in the Senate

A male Quarren from the planet Dac, **Tikkes** was a profitable businessman who eventually found he could earn more great wealth representing the Calamari System. Eventually after he used others profits to fund campaigns, Tikkes was appointed as Senator and traveled to Coruscant to represent his people as a member of the Galactic Republic Senate. During the last term of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum and before Eriadu Trade Summit, Tikkes was one of the supporters of the Trade Federation, mostly because he profited from inside deals. He continued to serve in the Senate throughout the Confederacy crisis that plagued the body for over an duration of ten years, Tikkes was implicated as being involved within a slaving ring.

### Confederate Politician

#### Forming a Separatist Alliance

His position was suspended and he was placed under house arrest during an investigation, but a week later escaped in an disguise of a courier. The diplomacy tags of his vessel were still active, gaining him an way off-world without mishap. Having fled Coruscant, he'd sought safety in the company of the separatist leader Count Dooku and quickly pledged his allegiance to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Garnering the support of the Quarren on Dac, Tikkes was given an seat on this growing Separatist Council, the financial and corporate leadership board of the Confederacy. Tikkes was invited to a clandestine meeting on the planet of Geonosis where he was to meet with Count Dooku, and other potential leaders of their Confederacy. Together with other Corporate leaders and influential secessionist Senators, they declared war on the Republic and amassed the Separatist droid army. In a secret war room deep in an stalgasin hive, Tikkes and the rest of the Council directed troop movements as the Grand Army of the Republic laid siege to the planet. When their leader Count Dooku had declared the first battle of Geonosis lost, senator Tikkes quickly fled the planet to regroup later.

When their Confederacy and the Republic did declare war, the Clone Wars were seen to erupt across the galaxy. Tikkes traveled to Dac and officially declared that the Quarren were severing ties with the Mon Calamari. The Quarren that had rallied behind Tikkes helped form Quarren Isolation League. His actions prompted an Republic to send forces to protect the Mon Calamari people that were loyal to it. These events thus resulted in a bloody civil war on the planet. After a long campaign and many lives lost on both sides, the Republic won Civil War. On the losing end, Tikkes was forced to retreat from Mon Cala, permanently exiled to follow the other councilors around the galaxy in efforts to avoid capture under the protection of General Grievous. Even with the Quarren League's defeat, Tikkes and all Quarren loyalists continued to be of monumental support to the Confederate cause. Despite losing their home, Tikkes along with other exiled Quarren fled to Pammant, where with help from both an Commerce Guild and the Techno Union established the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps at Pammant Docks. These companies developed warships for the confederate navy through the war.

#### Execution of Separatist Leaders

In exile and with dwindling power, Tikkes joined the Confederacy leadership on a sinkhole world Utapau to await further instructions. Following Dooku's death over Coruscant during one of the most tumultuous battles of that war, Tikkes was present with the other councilors at the meeting during which Grievous ordered them to Mustafar, a mining planet in the Outer Rim, where they were promised safety. Not long after departing Utapau, Grievous was slain, and that council took full control over the confederacy. As the council arrived at Mustafar, they quickly settled into a dimly lit command center. Tikkes and the other leaders were pressed into work at the facility command center, supervising strategy and plans from their remote sanctuary. During their stay, they received a communications from Darth Sidious, the confederacy shadowy benefactor. Sidious promised that the war was over, and advised they remain on Mustafar, Sidious assured them that he would send the Lord Vader to protect them. Upon Darth Vader's landing, the council gathered in the command center to greet the Sith, only to realize he wasn't there to guard them. Igniting an Lightsaber, Lord Vader cut down guards flanking the doorway before attacking the councilors. Tikkes was cut down during the attack, signaling an end to the clone wars.