Hume Tarl

"So you want to serve the Empire and prove yourself, eh? I might have just the task for you."

- Hume Tarl

Hume Tarl was a Human male sergeant who took part in the capture of the Rebel Blockade Runner Tantive IV. He was a Corellian native and was trained as a stormtrooper on Corulag.

Biography
Sometime after 0 BBY, Sergeant Tarl was based in the city of Coronet on Corellia. While there, Tarl suspected that one of his informants was selling sensitive information to the Rebels.

As luck would have it, Tarl encountered a spacer loyal to the Empire willing to help. After explaining the situation regarding the informant, a woman named Dina Whisper, the spacer asked what kind of secrets Whisper might divulge. Tarl simply explained that he was sure Whisper must have picked up some interesting information when dealing with the Empire, and that she could not be trusted. The spacer agreed to find Whisper outside of Coronet, and bring her back to Tarl. When the spacer found Whisper, she did not put up a fight, and agreed to go quietly. When the spacer returned with Whisper, Tarl gave a 100 credit reward.

As it turned out, Tarl learned interesting information from Whisper after the arrest was made. He learned that there was a small black market outpost outside of town. Hoping to use the spacer's help once again, Tarl asked the spacer to take care of the people who ran it. When the spacer jokingly asked if there was anything that could be used from the black market outpost, Tarl was not amused. He said not to get cute, and that the people at the outpost were selling information and weapons to the Rebels. Tarl suggested to the spacer that unless the intention was to commit treason against the Empire, it would be best to stick to the job at hand. Ultimately, the Imperial-aligned spacer agreed to take out those running the outpost. Of main importance was the black market profiteer, which the spacer found outside of Coronet. As the spacer approached the individual, the profiteer screamed that the Empire could not shut them down. However, the criminal ultimately fell to the superior abilities of the spacer. When the spacer returned, Tarl thanked the citizen for their service to the Empire, and suggested that the individual should speak to Captain Gilad Pellaeon for further work. Pellaeon, who required someone to deliver a data disk to the Human male, Lieutenant Errad Brytok, employed the skills of the spacer which served Tarl well.

Tarl was later attached to Tempest Force and participated in the Battle of Endor, where he escorted the Rebel strike team out of the bunker before the Ewoks attacked. Overwhelmed by the number of Rebel and Ewok attackers, Tempest Force was ultimately defeated in the battle.

Behind the scenes
Hume Tarl appeared as a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, a massively multiplayer online-role playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. The game was shut down on December 15, 2011. Players who performed a series of quests for Tarl had to escort Dina Whisper to Coronet, and kill a black market profiteer outside of town. Although the player could choose not to do Tarl's quests, this article assumes 100% game completion.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi