Muuurgh

Muurgh was a male Togorian assigned as a bodyguard to Han Solo while he was working on Ylesia.

The t'landa Til claimed that Muurgh was to be Solo's bodyguard, but Han thought it was fairly clear that the large feline was intended to keep him in line. The two became friends, despite some initial awkwardness due to the conditions of their meeting.

Solo learned that Muurgh had come to Ylesia on a quest to find his mate, Mrrhov, who had left Togoria and disappeared. He had tracked her down to Ylesia, where she had come seeking religious sanctuary. The t'landa Til told him that no Togorian had ever been to the Ylesian colonies. Muurgh was crushed, but he obtained a job as a guard in order to earn enough money to continue his search. The t'landa Til were careful to assign him to posts where he would not learn of Mrrhov's presence.

After being assigned to Solo, Muurgh was trained to be his gunner, though he never became particularly skilled at it&mdash;it is the female Togorians who have an aptitude for technology, while the males are more primitive hunters.

When Han befriended Bria Tharen, he told her of his friend's plight. She remembered seeing a Togorian on Ylesia some months before that, and when she gave a description based on her recollection, it matched that of Mrrhov.

While Han was on a mission to Nal Hutta, Muurgh made the journey to another of the Ylesian colonies. When he arrived, he found that Mrrhov was there, as she had been all along. He watched as she participated in a ceremony and then was selected to be shipped to the spice mines of Kessel (though this was not explicitly stated by the t'landa Til).

When Han returned from Nal Hutta, the two made their escape along with Bria, and then rescued Mrrhov on their way out.

Source

 * The Paradise Snare by A. C. Crispin