Arhul Hextrophon/Legends

"You have shown our struggle to everyone, and for that, I thank you. You have created a legacy for our children, so that, even if we fail, they too shall know."

- Mon Mothma

Arhul Hextrophon was a prominent historian of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic, and the Executive Secretary under Chief of State Mon Mothma.

Biography
In 3 BBY, Hextrophon and his family were attacked and captured by Zygerrian slavers, and were imprisoned in the lightless hold of the slave ship for several months. Hextrophon and his family were rescued by Han Solo, who attacked the ship in an act of piracy; however, when Solo discovered the ship held slaves, he left the ship - and the hoarded Zygerrian treasure - to Hextrophon's destitute family.

Later joining the Alliance, he rose rapidly to the rank of Major, becoming Executive Secretary and Master Historian for the Alliance High Command. He also became a close friend and confidant of Mon Mothma.

Hextrophon, after extensive and lengthy research in classified data files at the University of Charmath, went to Dagobah to locate the Jedi Master Yoda. Hextrophon found the impish Jedi, who for several days kept up the appearance of being a simple-minded and senile hermit before finally admitting the truth. Yoda, concerned that knowledge of his existence and location threatened the Galaxy, planned to wipe Hextrophon's brain of all knowledge of his presence. However, when the historian protested in terror at losing his memories, Yoda reconsidered, noting, "What use saving the galaxy is if so much hurt and pain one must cause? The Jedi way that is not." Yoda, relieved to once again be able to speak freely after being isolated for so long, spent several days conversing with the historian. When Hextrophon left Dagobah, he returned to Charmath and wiped the very records that had allowed him to locate the Jedi Master.

Aided by a team of assistants (the most famous and prominent of whom was Voren Na'al), Hextrophon was responsible for the Rebellion's massively detailed Official History of the Rebellion, Volume I and the "Report on Growth, Organization, Equipment, Activities, and Objectives of the Rebellion." He contributed to the recruitment pamphlet "A Call to Reason," and also oversaw the production of accessible primers such as the Rebel Alliance Sourcebook and the Imperial Sourcebook created by Na'al. Alongside this work, he also served as a speechwriter for Mon Mothma, reworking her draft texts before delivery.

Shortly before the loss of Coruscant to the Empire, Hextrophon was the target of an Imperial assassination attempt on the planet Caprioril. Hextrophon survived the attack but was severely injured in one of his legs. He recuperated on Chandrila, in Mon Mothma's old dacha on Lake Sah'Ot, using his extensive downtime to edit notes and sort information on the new Imperial offensive.

Appearances

 * The Farlander Papers