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A male Wookiee from Kashyyyk, Liak joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic when his friend and hunting partner Zherriak was killed during an Imperial slave raid of their homeworld. Small for his species, he became a member of Koris Haslam's commando team and participated in several missions for the Alliance. Because of his intricate knowledge of jungles and his instinctive sense of direction, which could be applied to space stations and other compounds, he was selected to participate in the rescue of Rebel leader Gebnerret Vibrion from an Imperial prison on Selnesh. During the mission, he acted as a prisoner accused of smuggling and of Rebel sympathies, and he helped his team escape through the prison's underground tunnels.