Drea Renthal

Drea Renthal was the commander of a pirate fleet in the years prior to the Battle of Yavin. Drea was not typical of other pirates since she had a code of ethics that tried to minimize casualties. A self-stylized businesswoman, she was only in the game for quick credits and would never lower standards to deal in slaves. She was known to take hostages but always returned the hostage unharmed when the ransom was paid.

The Battle of Nar Shaddaa
In 3 BBY the Hutts hired Drea Renthal to protect Nal Hutta from an Imperial fleet that was going to make an example of the criminal moon of Nar Shaddaa by enacting Base Delta Zero. Though she had no orders to engage the Empire to protect the moon, she decided it was in her best interests to join the smuggler fleet and attack the Empire enmass when Admiral Greelanx arrived with the fleet. Her orders were to protect the Hutts, and although Greelanx had been paid off to leave Nal Hutta alone, there was still a chance that the Empire would attack Hutt interests on Nal Hutta. Because her fleet consisted mostly of larger capital ships and squadrons of Y-wings, she was instrumental to the smugglers by getting Greelanx to order a retreat. Her many accomplishments during the Battle of Nar Shaddaa included the crippling of the Vigilance and the destruction of the Arrestor and Peacekeeper. Afterwards, Drea was able to salvage the Vigilance and bring the Carrack into her own fleet, thereby increasing her firepower and her ability to make a quick credit. She rechristened the new ship Renthal's Vigilance.

Gambling with a Love Affair
For a short time afterwards she became the sometimes lover of Lando Calrissian, even though she was "old enough to be his mother," as Han Solo said when teasing Lando about his relationship. After Lando decided life aboard a pirate vessel was simply not his style, he picked up and went on his own way, breaking their relationship but remaining good friends. After the relationship ended, Drea dropped Lando off at Cloud City for a gambling tournament that would change his and Han Solo's life forever, for this was the event where Han won the famous Millenium Falcon.

Raid on the Queen
Drea Renthal encountered Lando Calrissian again a year down the road at what would be a most opportune time for a second meeting. While Lando embarked aboard the Queen of Empire for a week of gambling, he ran afoul of Boba Fett while turning his infamous charm on Fett's bounty, a Rebel named Bria Tharen. But little did any of them know, was that Drea Renthal had targeted the luxury liner for a raid and had dragged a large asteroid through the ship's hyperspace route to tug the Queen back into real-space. When her pirates raided the vessel, Drea and her mercenaries cornered Fett and forced him to let both Lando and Bria go, going so far as to pay off the hundred-thousand credit bounty using credits stolen from passengers of the luxury liner. Her reason behind the good deed was simply because she was still fond of the young gambler.

Her actions in the years after are largely unknown.

Drea Renthal's Fleet

 * Renthal's Fist
 * Renthal's Vigilance
 * Too Late Now
 * Minestra
 * Y-wing squadrons

Appearances

 * The Hutt Gambit
 * Rebel Dawn