Nolaa Tarkona

Nolaa Tarkona (? - 23 ABY) was the Twi'lek leader of the Diversity Alliance. Her teeth were filed sharp and one lekku was missing, but she has an ocular implant placed in its place, literally being able to see out of the back of her head.

The Diversity Alliance seemed like a peaceful aliens-first movement on the outside, but Nolaa created the Diversity Alliance as a way for all non-humans to band together against a common enemy: Humans. The formation of the Diversity Alliance was a result of the Empire enslaving numerous Twi'leks and other species, and the the death of her half-sister Oola at the hands of Jabba the Hutt.

Not wanting to suffer the same fate as her sister, an enslaved Nolaa rose up against her masters and started a rebellion, with the result that she overthrew the Ryloth government, and any Twi'leks that didn't follow Nolaa's ideals were killed, exiled or sent to work in the ryll mines.

Nolaa then started the Diversity Alliance (using Ryloth's ryll profits to finance herself) and spread her message of alien unity to many species across the galaxy. Many aliens, also persecuted by the Empire, joined up, including Lusa and Raaba, Lowbacca's presumed dead friend.

Around 23 ABY, Nolaa discovered the existence of an abandoned Imperial plague warehouse. She was to meet with Bornan Thul at a trade conference, and he was to hand over a navicomputer to her. Thul discovered the contents of the navicomputer (the location of the warehouse), and went into hiding to keep it from her.

Enraged, Nolaa hired numerous bounty hunters to locate Thul and bring back the navicomputer. Eventually, Boba Fett (Ailyn Vel in disguise) ambushed Thul on his way back from the warehouse, hacked into his ship's log files, and handed to coordinates over to Nolaa.

Nolaa prepared a fleet and proceeded to the warehouse. There she found Bornan Thul, along with his son Raynar, Jacen and Jaina Solo, Lowbacca, and Zekk, trying to destroy the warehouse with explosives. In a confrontation with Bornan Thul, some of the plague canisters broke open, and both Thul and Nolaa were infected.

Nolaa died from the virus on a distant asteroid, and the Diversity Alliance collapsed under attack from New Republic forces.

Appearances

 * Young Jedi Knights series
 * New Jedi Order: Star by Star (dialogue)