Akanah Norand Goss Pell

Akanah Norand Goss Pell (32 ABY&mdash;) was a Fallanassi practitioner of the White Current. A leader of the few surviving Fallanassi, Akanah proved vital took the New Republic's defeat of the Yevetha.

Born to Joreb Goss and Isela Talsava Norand on Gavens, Akanah inherited her Fallanassi potential through her mother. When the Galactic Empire arrived at Lucazec, Akanah was sent to Carratos to avoid death at the hands of the Emperor's Inquisitors. Hidden away and seperated from her people, Akanah disguised her abilities and led a mundane life. She met and married Andras Pell, who was 36 years older than Akanah. Pell died a year later.

Years later, Akanah sensed the strong Force presence of Luke Skywalker through the White Current and began a journey to Coruscant to meet him. It is unclear why Akanah was drawn to Skywalker or why she chose to lead him on the subsequent chase of lies. When Akanah found Skywalker, he had been in meditation on the nature of the Force and the role he played in the galaxy, hidden in a reconstructed residence of Darth Vader. Akanah's arrival and offer to help him find his mother helped shake Skywalker from his existential ponderings.

Together, the pair left in secret to locate the Fallanassi, and as Akanah claimed, Skywalker's mother. Their journey led them to Lucazec, Teyr, Atzerri and J't'p'tan. Along the way, the pair engaged in debates over the Force and the White Current, and grew close. An episode involved her father on Atzerri was particularly trying. The pair encountered Goss, now heavily addicted to Rokna Blue and devoid of long term memory as a result. He remembered nothing of his wife, daughter or the Fallanassi.

Once at J't'p'tan, Akanah was forced to reveal that she had mislead the Jedi Master and knew nothing of his mother. Perhaps to make up for her lies, Akanah agreed to aid the New Republic in defeating the Yevetha. During the Battle of N'zoth, she used her White Current abilities to create illusions of a large fleet that made it difficult for the Yevethan warships to target the real New Republic vessels. After the battle, she and her reunited Fallanassi relocated to Pydyr to renew their immersion in the White Current.

After the conclusion of the Yuuzhan Vong war, Jacen Solo spent a period studying with Akanah to understand the White Current while he attempted to gain a wider understanding of the Force.

Appearances

 * The Joiner King