Halla

Halla appears in the novel and comic book adaptation Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster.

The eccentric, Force-sensitive, old woman Halla lived on Mimban where she was popular with the mining community. The Temple of Pomojema was known to hold the legendary Kaiburr crystal, which she much sought; she spent seven years searching, often asking natives in return for alcoholic beverages.

Claiming to be a master of the Force, she struck a deal with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa for them to help her find the crystal; if they did, Halla would help them get off the planet Mimban on which they were stranded. She soon had to rescue Luke and Leia from a prison cell by using the Force to guide a food tray over to open the cell, and she later joined Luke and Leia to speed through the swampy lands of Mimban in a stolen craft, only to be encountered by a fearsome wandrella.

Halla escaped, but she then had to find Luke and Leia; and she did, in a Thrella well. She instructed them to make their way through a tunnel in the well to meet up with her on the other side. Halla made her way to the opposite end of the tunnel, went down in it, but was then captured by the Coway. She was tied up and forced to watch Luke battle a Coway. When Luke won, Halla was released.

She feasted with the Coway, but soon the Dark Lord's approach was sensed. The Coway and the Imperials battled it out until the Coway won, and Halla then traveled with Luke and Leia to finally find the crystal artifact at the temple. There she took it, gave it to Luke, who, after defeating Darth Vader, gave it back to her; she then left Mimban with Luke and Keia to join the Rebel Alliance.