Tess Alder

"Tess Alder, from Corellia."

- Leia Organa introduces Alder

Tess Alder was a Human female from the planet of Corellia. During the Galactic Civil War she became a pilot for the Alliance to Restore the Republic, where she preformed with enough skill and was deemed trustworthy enough to be selected by Leia Organa to be part of a team to uncover a mole within the alliance. The team worked entirely off the books, with only Mon Mothma knowing of their existence outside of the team's members. As well as discovering the mole they were also tasked with finding a suitable planet on which the alliance could set up a new base.

Behind the scenes
Tess Alder first appeared in first appeared in the second issue of the comic book series titled simply Star Wars published by Dark Horse Comics. The issue was written by Brian Wood, illustrated by Carlos D'Anda and colored by Gabe Eltaeb. It was released on February 13 2013.

Appearances

 * Star Wars 2: In the Shadow of Yavin, Part 2