Bria Tharen

Bria Tharen was an early commander in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and also the girlfriend and first love of Han Solo.

Biography
Bria grew up on a wealthy estate on Corellia's southern continent, with her parents Renn and Sera, and her brother Pavik. When she was 17 (Corellia's legal age), she attended a revival being held by a t'landa Til missionary from Ylesia. Believing their pleasure-producing Exultation to be a religious experience, Bria went to Ylesia, and spent nearly a year processing glitterstim for the Besadii clan. She later attracted the romantic attention of a young pilot named Han Solo. Han eventually proved her religion was a hoax, and they plotted their escape. She was still addicted to the Exultation, so she left Han to confront the addiction alone, and to avoid distracting him as he applied to the Imperial Academy.

Bria returned to Corellia, and joined Garm Bel Iblis's resistance movement. She worked as a spy, and as a liaison between various planetary Rebel groups. She also commanded several missions against Ylesia, to get new recruits from freed slaves. This earned her the wrath of the Hutts of the Besadii Clan, and she ultimately had a 100,000 credit bounty on her head. Eventually, Bria commanded her own Rebel force, Red Hand Squadron.

She then masterminded an invasion of Ylesia, to free thousands of potential recruits, and to steal tons of valuable spice. To negotiate Ylesia's turbulent atmosphere, the Rebels would need excellent pilots to act as guides, so she asked Han Solo to help her pitch the idea to various smugglers. Despite the conflicting emotions he still felt after 10 years, he agreed. The plan proceeded, and Bria and Han resumed their relationship. However, she betrayed the smugglers, and kept all of the spoils for the Rebellion per orders. She and Han parted on the worst of terms.

Soon afterwards, Tharen and Red Hand Squadron went to Toprawa, and transmitted the plans to the Death Star to the Tantive IV. Red Hand Squadron was overwhelmed by Imperial forces, and Bria swallowed a poison pill to avoid capture and interrogation.

On Tatooine, one day before his meeting with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo received word of her death from Boba Fett, who promised her to let her father know if she died. Boba knew Solo could reach him, so he made the request (to which Han sadly complied).

Appearances

 * The Paradise Snare
 * The Hutt Gambit
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * Tatooine Ghost