Tannon Praji

Tannon Praji was the First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress. His office was responsible for imprisoning or deporting citizens of Coruscant who were suspected of treason. As the Separatist Crisis grew, his office began to keep a much keener eye on all individuals arriving on Coruscant, only granting entry to citizens proved loyal to the Republic.

Early life
Though the details of Praji's early life are unclear, it is known that he was born into an influential founding core world family, and a wealthy one at that. Through inheritance, Praji was able to secure his own private fortune; an asset that would one day be used against him.

First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress
Sometime after 32 BBY, Praji rose to the position of First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress, where he over saw emigration and immigration on Coruscant. Praji was able to fulfill his role with a minimum of fuss, until the advent of the Separatist Crisis. Suddenly, a wave of paranoia swept across the galaxy, as the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems teetered towards war.

Believing that Coruscant's security might be compromised due to the influx of refugees, Praji made an executive decision, and closed the capital's borders to newcomers. This caused a great amount of dissent, and left Coruscant's spaceports overcrowded. In a knee-jerk reaction, such movements as the Refugee Relief Movement decried Praji and his actions, labeling him as a distant, cold trillionaire who cared little for the plight of those in need.

Clone Wars
The accusations stung Praji, who found his own position morally taxing. When the Clone Wars broke out, the Commission for the Protection of the Republic was formed in order to secure the survival of the Republic in testing times. The committee, however would bully government officials into leaning their way, and Praji was no exception. COMPOR forced Praji to deport those who's homeworld's had sided with the CIS, the results of which for Praji were twofold.

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine praised Praji's efforts and movements, claiming that they were instrumental in securing peace and security on the capital. However, many of Praji's critics were pushed to extreme measures, and several assassination attempts were made on the First Minister.

Following one particular attempt by Aqualish Separatists, Praji enlisted the help of Ottegru Grey, a family friend. Grey served as Praji's assistant and bodyguard, although in reality, he was siphoning funds from Praji and into Palpatine's war chest. Grey's actions secured both him and Praji a lifetime pass to the Galaxies Opera House, which Praji frequented so often that he ended up doing the bulk of his business there. There, he would meet with lofty industrialists such Onara Kuat, and by making choice connections, secured his position in the coming New Order.

Behind the scenes
"As Praji's creator, let me say that he's not necessarily a good guy. He's one of those business [sic] first kinda guys. Elitist due to his family life (the Praji's were were a multi-trillionare family invested in big buiness [sic] and government), and while he may have not relished his decisions, he's not exactly a Saint, or even a philanthropist for that matter."

- Zack Bossan


 * Tannon Praji was one of the first characters added to the Databank as part of the What's The Story? campaign. The character was developed by Zack Bossan, a member of Hyperspace (known as Nex: The T is Hott!! on StarWars.com).
 * Tannon Praji was portrayed by John Knoll as a background cameo in the Galaxies Opera House scene in Revenge of the Sith.
 * The original author intended Tannon Praji to be the uncle of Commander Praji seen in A New Hope, however this detail was not present in Tannon's databank entry.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment