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Marja Lang was a Human female who served as the Imperial Vice-Governor of the planet Gandle Ott in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories. A staunchly loyal Imperial, she was more dedicated to the ideals of the Empire than Moff Kentor Sarne, the sector's ruler. When Sarne withdrew the sector from the Empire in the wake of the Battle of Endor and established himself as a warlord, Lang's devotion to the Empire ensured that she was frozen out of the personality cult that Sarne developed among his forces that engendered loyalty to him over the Empire. In 8 ABY, Sarne was disposed from his capital on Kal'Shebbol by the New Republic. He retreated to Gandle Ott with his fleet, stripping the system of its defense force and governor before departing.

With the planet in confusion after Sarne's departure, Lang found herself the highest ranking Imperial on the planet and moved to secure a power base with her fellow abandoned Imperials with the hopes that she would ascend to the post of governor. However, her position was challenged by General Herron Dade, the native commander of the planetary militia. Several days after the Moff's departure, the New Republic CR90 corvette FarStar entered orbit in pursuit of Sarne. A delegation from the corvette spent several days on the planet establishing diplomatic ties, and although Lang was not especially welcoming of their presence, she understood the need to treat them pleasantly.