Fehlaaur'aitel'loro

"We each govern a sector. We each have power."

- Fehlaaur to the Moff Council

Fehlaaur'aitel'loro, also known as Fehlaaur, was a male Chiss diplomat and liaison to the Fel Empire from the Chiss Ascendancy, who was placed in the service of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps as a sign of solidarity between the two governments. In 127 ABY, when the Ascendancy received word of an impending conflict between the Empire and the Galactic Alliance, they attempted to recall Fehlaaur. To ensure the Ascendancy remained bound to the Empire, Emperor Roan Fel granted Fehlaaur the title of Moff, giving him a place on the Moff Council, and promoted him to Director of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps.

At the end of the Sith-Imperial War, Fehlaaur was among the Moffs present when Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt deposed Roan Fel, and assumed the throne. During the proceeding Second Imperial Civil War led by Fel, Fehlaaur continued to serve Krayt's Empire on the Moff Council. In 137 ABY, Krayt tasked the Moffs with devoting their resources to finding former Jedi Cade Skywalker, a descendant of the famous Grand Master Luke Skywalker. After the Sith succeeded in capturing Skywalker, the Moffs were ordered to return to their previously assigned tasks. Not content with being dismissed so easily, Grand Admiral Morlish Veed ordered Fehlaaur and the other Moffs to find out all they could about Skywalker, wanting to know where the former Jedi was, dead or alive.

Sith-Imperial War
"We could have chosen otherwise. Instead we forced that partnership on Roan Fel just as we forced the war with the Alliance. We wanted war.''" "But Roan Fel did not. And now we'' reap the consequences."

- Nyna Calixte and Fehlaaur

When the male Chiss diplomat Fehlaaur'aitel'loro, commonly known simply as Fehlaaur, traveled from the Chiss homeworld of Csilla to the Imperial capital of Bastion as a diplomatic envoy from the Chiss Ascendancy, he was placed in the service of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps as a sign of solidarity between the two governments.

In 127 ABY, after the Galactic Alliance-backed Ossus Project&mdash;the project to have the Yuuzhan Vong terraform worlds ravaged by their invasion of the galaxy&mdash;was sabotaged, the Empire seized the opportunity created by the loss of confidence in the current galactic government, the Galactic Alliance, to attempt to restore the Empire as the dominant galactic power. When news of this reached the Chiss Ascendancy, they attempted to recall Fehlaaur to Csilla, wanting to avoid having one of their own drawn into the impending conflict. In order to ensure that the Ascendancy remained bound to the Empire, Emperor Roan Fel granted Fehlaaur the title of Moff, giving him a place on the Moff Council, and promoted him to Director of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps.

At the end of the Sith-Imperial War, in the aftermath of the Massacre at Ossus, where the Empire's allies, the One Sith, decimated the Jedi Order, Fehlaaur was among the Moffs present when Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt deposed Roan Fel, and assumed the throne. The Moff Council was unaware, however, that the man whom Krayt had killed to assume the throne was not Roan Fel; he was a decoy. The real Fel had escaped, and was heading to Bastion to form a government-in-exile. As the new Galactic Emperor, Krayt demanded that High Moff Morlish Veed swear loyalty to him, followed by Fehlaaur and the rest of the council.

Second Imperial Civil War
"What about this Skywalker? What have our searches turned up? Moff Fehlaaur&mdash;anything from the Diplomatic Corps? Or from the Chiss?''" "''The Diplomatic Corps knew his father Kol but knows nothing of his son. The Ascendancy claims no knowledge of him."

- Veed and Fehlaaur

In the aftermath of the Sith-Imperial War, during the proceeding Second Imperial Civil War led by Fel, Fehlaaur continued to serve on the Moff Council. In 137 ABY, Krayt tasked the Moffs with devoting their resources to finding a descendant of the famous Grand Master Luke Skywalker, the former Jedi Cade Skywalker, whom Krayt sought for his healing ability. After Krayt succeeded in capturing the former Jedi, his subordinate Sith Lord Darth Maladi contacted the Moff High Council in their meeting chambers on Coruscant, and ordered the Moffs, as well as the agencies under their command, to return to their previously assigned tasks.

Not content with being dismissed so easily, Grand Admiral Veed asked Fehlaaur what information the Diplomatic Corps and the Chiss had on Skywalker. Fehlaaur informed the council that neither the Diplomatic Corps nor the Ascendancy had any knowledge of Skywalker, causing fellow Moff Rulf Yage to accuse the Ascendancy of withholding information. Fehlaaur was not drawn into a confrontation, however, instead dismissing the claim. Unhappy about their lack of power under the Sith, the Moffs attempted to blame Moff Nyna Calixte&mdash;the Director of Imperial Intelligence&mdash;for their current predicament. Calixte responded by reminding them that they had all chosen to ally with the Sith; they had all wanted the war. However, Fehlaaur pointed out that Roan Fel had not, and now the Moffs were suffering the consequences. Veed, having had enough of the arguing, ordered the Moffs to find out all they could about Skywalker, wanting to know where the Sith were keeping the former Jedi, dead or alive.

Personality and traits
"Repeating an allegation doesn't prove it, Moff Yage&mdash;coincidences can always be linked in a suggestive manner."

- Fehlaaur

Compared to his fellow members of the Moff Council, Fehlaaur was quite aloof and mild-mannered. Unlike the other Moffs on the council, Fehlaaur remained cautious and would not surrender to his emotions. When Moff Yage accused the Ascendancy of withholding information, Fehlaaur did not enter into a confrontation, instead pointing out that there was no evidence to back the claim. Along with Moff Konrad Rus of the Imperial Mission, Fehlaaur helped keep the balance within the council, often serving as the counterpoint to the more aggressive Moffs.

Serving as a diplomat for the Chiss Ascendancy, Fehlaaur was a polyglot capable of speaking Basic, Bothese, Cheunh, and High Galactic.

Behind the scenes
Fehlaaur first appeared in the first issue of Star Wars: Legacy, Broken, Part 1, released on June 21, 2006, where he was an unnamed Moff present at the attack on Emperor Fel. He was later identified by the name Fehlaaur in the fifteenth issue of the series, Claws of the Dragon, Part 2 released on August 8, 2007. Both issues where written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, and pencilled by Duursema. Fehlaaur was later given his full Chiss name, Fehlaaur'aitel'loro, in the Legacy Era Campaign Guide released on March 17, 2009.

The appearance of Fehlaaur was based upon a fan who donated $2,700 at the 2006 Child's Play charity dinner to make his appearance in a Star Wars comic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2

Notes and references
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