Rill

"The was no misunderstanding, Uwa. Chief Beonel saw what he saw, and made his choice."

- Rill discusses Beonel's rejection of further talks with the Alderaanians with Uwa Pareece

Rill was an Espirion male who held the title of consul on his homeworld Espirion during the Galactic Civil War. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, he helped to arrange a meeting between two representatives of Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan and Beon Beonel, chief of Espirion's Alder-Espirion hybrid population. The representatives, Jora Astane and Uwa Pareece, hoped to persuade Beonel and the other Alder-Espirion to join Organa's fleet of Alderaanians who had survived their homeworld's destruction, but failed after Beonel realized that Astane was disgusted by his mixed ancestry. The representatives then asked Rill to try and organize further talks, and the consul was eventually persuaded to promise Beonel that Organa would meet him personally; the chief, however, was uninterested.

Biography
"Please tell her that while Espirion would sorely miss any member of its Alderaanian family, it is our pleasure to facilitate their right to choose their new home."

- Rill gives Pareece a message for Organa

The Espirion male Rill worked as a consul on his homeworld Espirion during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan set out to rescue surviving members of her homeworld's population, as they were being hunted by the Empire following Alderaan's destruction. Organa planned to visit the Alder-Espirion population on Espirion, but due to Imperial entanglements on the planet Skaradosh, she was forced to send two representatives in her place: Jora Astane and Uwa Pareece. Rill made the arrangements for the pair to meet with Beon Beonel, the chief of the Alder-Espirion, and accompanied them to the meeting.

Upon Beonel's arrival at the meeting, Pareece and Astane were surprised to learn that the Alder-Espirion were actually a species of hybrids created by the integration of Alderaanian immigrants into the local Espirion population. Beonel immediately realized that Astane was disgusted by his mixed heritage and refused to participate in the talks any further, leaving immediately. Pareece and Astane then accompanied Rill back to his office, where Astane asked the consul to send her apologies to the chief. Rill refused to send the message as it was clearly a lie, and suggested that Beonel might be appeased if Organa herself had the time to visit. Hoping to resolve the problem, Pareece begged Rill to contact Beonel with a promise that Organa herself would meet him when she could. Beonel was uninterested in the offer of meeting with Organa, but eventually changed his mind and chose to join with the other Alderaanians after hearing a speech that the princess made to an Alderaanian fleet that had gathered in orbit above Espirion.

Personality and traits
"I won't lie for you. Don't ask me again."

- Rill refuses to send Astane's false apology to Beonel

Rill was an Espirion male with red and black skin, black hair and green and yellow eyes. He claimed that he and his planet would be sad to see any of the Alder-Espirion leave with the Alderaanian fleet, but that they were happy to facilitate giving the Alder-Espirion the choice to leave if they wished. He refused to deceive Beonel for Astane and told her not to ask him to lie for her again. He guessed that Organa's absence from the meeting might have offended Beonel, but could not guess if that was why Beonel was unwilling to continue talks.

Behind the scenes
Rill first appeared in the Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part IV, which was released on June 3, 2015 as part of the Star Wars: Princess Leia comic book series written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Terry Dodson.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part IV