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Baron Kithriss was a Human male from the planet Chandrila who served the Galactic Empire during the years following the Clone Wars. A devoted follower of Emperor Palpatine, Kithriss spent several weeks on the planet Byss at Palpatine's request at some point during or after 19 BBY. There, Palpatine secretly exposed the Baron to a number of Sith techniques, in an attempt to make Kithriss resistant to the effects of Force powers. In about 17 BBY, Kithriss was sent by the Empire to Cloud City of the planet Bespin to oversee a transfer of funds to the Hutt crime lord Darga Jiramma Mionne. However, the Baron encountered a group of Alderaanian Resistance agents who were investigating Darga's activities, and the agents engaged Kithriss in combat on a Cloud City walkway. The agents eventually defeated Kithriss and stole his datapad.