Barnab Chistor

Barnab Chistor was the governor of Gadrin in the decades leading up to the formation of the Empire.

Biography
Born and raised on Alderaan, he wanted to be an explorer when he grew up. Denied admission to the first University of his choice, he ended up going to a lesser school, where he took politics as a secondary course of study. He excelled at those political courses, but failed those scientific courses associated with exploring, so he chose to enter a life of service. He thought that the Cularin system might offer him the chance to follow both fields.

Shortly after coming to Gadrin, Chistor convinced his way onto a scout vessel leaving on an expedition to Uffel. He discovered that exploring was too much like work, and was not comfortable. He returned to Gadrin and entered politics full-time, maneuvering into the governor's position. He liked his job, and attempted to keep his constituents as uninterested in politics as possible, which in Gadrin was easy. A real election had not been held in over thirty years by the time of the Trade Wars.

Possibly due to his Alderaanian upbringing, Chistor was very interested in galactic high culture. He spent public funding on bringing in concerts, operas, dance recitals, and holotheatres, even though the rest of Gadrin did not seem that interested.

He tried to keep in shape, though his easy life did put some weight onto him. He kept his hair short, and his blue eyes had been described as "piercing."