Lai Nootka

Lai Nootka (&mdash;7 ABY) was a Duros arms dealer and trader.

Nootka was known to use aliases for himself and his freighter, Star's Delight, created by mixing the names of characters from famous Durosian children's novels.

Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Nootka was captured on Garqi by Prefect Mosh Barris for attempting to sell X-wing spare parts and proton torpedoes to the New Republic. After being rescued by Corran Horn and Dynba Tesc, Nootka shifted his base of operations to Coruscant.

In 7 ABY, Nootka met with Tycho Celchu to discuss the sale of parts for Z-96 Headhunters. Horn, who witnessed the exchange, mistook the tall, cloaked Duros for Kirtan Loor.

Nootka disappeared shortly thereafter, and while he death was confirmed by Loor, it is unclear if he was eliminated by Imperial forces to cover Ysanne Isard's plot to frame Celchu or one of the roughly 250 Duros killed by the Krytos virus.

Appearances

 * Tales from the Empire