Daw'ghi

> When I heard my brother had been on Jedha... it shook me. I didn't know it to be possible. In my line of work, death should not shake me. It cannot. It's an incompatibility if I am to serve, and yet hearing of what the Empire did to my brother, my only brother... Shaken, yes. Perhaps I shall never recover, I do not know. But I am not finished. My work remains undone.
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> Daw'ghi reflecting on the death of his brother to General Rahm Kota, 0 BBY

**Daw'ghi** was a Chiss-Kothlite Bothan rebel agent during the time of the Galactic Civil War. Born the child of refugees on Glee Anselm, Daw'ghi and his brother Shah'tzi spent their youths in an acting troupe on the watery world. Their colorful childhood was cut short, as his brother was briefly kidnapped and tortured, and their father died from a sickness that consumed much of the planet's population. The two were rescued by their uncle, the wealthy merchant Bar'khi, who returned them to his space station and raised them as his own.

During Daw'ghi's time with his uncle, he learned a great deal about astronavigation, economics, and administration. Spending many of their days in the busy hangars, the two brothers interacted with spacers from across the galaxy, including a number of anti-Imperial agents and fighters. While Shah'tzi was pulled in by Saw Gererra's Partisans, Daw'ghi began to exchange information with those loyal to General Rahm Kota. Despite his uncle's warnings, Daw'ghi ultimately left to join the general.

Within Kota's Militia, Daw'ghi served as a communications officer, before moving into naval intelligence. He corresponded with Imperial defectors and local smugglers, diligently mapping the movements of the Emperor's fleets. By 5 BBY, he had become one of Kota's principal spymasters, and Imperial forces in the Outer Rim grew to fear his spy network. He became known within the Militia as the "Pink Shroud", a reference to the colorful cloak he wore as an homage to his acting days. The ISB task force attempting to hunt him down identified Daw'ghi as "Architect".

As they were often on opposite ends of the galaxy, Daw'ghi and his brother had limited correspondence. He was unaware of Shah'tzi's presence of Jedha during the moon's destruction, nor his subsequent demise. He learned only after the Battle of Yavin, as former Partisans made their way to the Rebel Alliance. The death of his brother weighed heavily on him, and Daw'ghi consoled himself only with his work. He was named Underchief of Systems Operations for Alliance Intelligence, and became a close confidant of General Airen Cracken. His gloom lightened when his uncle, Admiral Bar'khi, joined the Rebel Alliance, and his diligence allowed him to continue rising up the ranks. Shortly before the Battle of Endor, he was named Chief of Operations, second only to the Chief of Intelligence himself.

As the New Republic formed from the ashes of the Empire, Daw'ghi navigated the reorganization of Alliance Intelligence into the New Republic Intelligence Service. In recognition of his past service, he was named Chief of the Special Threats Division, and given broad-reaching powers in subduing threats to the nascent government. Daw'ghi was considered first in line to becoming Director of Intelligence, however he retired his commission shortly after his uncle did. Returning to the Bar'khi's space station, he saw to assisting the old admiral in his final years, shoring up his estate and running the Free Merchant Guild.