Kylantha

Kylantha was a Human female who was the successor to Queen Apailana, formally styled Her Royal Highness, Queen Kylantha of Naboo, and installed as a puppet ruler in 18 BBY after her predecessor was killed on the orders of the Empire for allegedly harboring Jedi survivors of Order 66.

Biography
The monarch during the Galactic Civil War, Kylantha was outwardly loyal to the Galactic Empire, but had implemented a few changes to Naboo's democratic government&mdash;as had happened on other Imperial-held worlds&mdash;leading many to believe she was actually a Rebel Alliance sympathizer. Kylantha's personal view towards the Empire remained ambiguous.

She also issued an order to investigate the mysterious death of the late Queen Apailana, which still remained unsolved. However, Kylantha came to believe that the assassination was related to the Empire.

During her reign, Kylantha appointed Pooja Naberrie, the younger niece of the beloved Naboo politician Padmé Amidala, as Naboo's representative in the Imperial Senate, a position Naberrie held until Emperor Palpatine dissolved that governmental body in 0 BBY. Kylantha also utilized Teckla Minnau, a loyal servant of the deceased Amidala, as one of her handmaidens.

Unlike previous monarchs, Kylantha had exceeded her two terms of office by the time of the Battle of Yavin, but showed little inclination to voluntarily stepping down. Fortunately for Kylantha, her personal popularity and official public support for the status quo meant there was little pressure for her to do so.

"Stories about your adventures have been whispered among some of the staff on several occasions. When I heard you were here, I was hoping I'd get the chance to talk to you."

- Queen Kylantha, to an unnamed spacer

During the Galactic Civil War, Kylantha sent the Wookiees Orrekazzapirr, Drrlirm and Imarrra to their homeworld Kashyyyk to investigate whether the Imperial force stationed on the planet was assisting the Trandoshan slavers. When she didn't receive any news from the Wookiees, Kylantha grew worried. But then a spacer arrived in Theed that Kylantha had heard many stories about from some of her staff. The adventurer agreed to fly to Kashyyyk and investigate the whereabouts of the Wookiees. The Queen had chosen the right being: not only did the adventurer find Drrlirm in the Kashyyykian jungles and escort him to Kachirho. The spacer also tracked the other two Wookiees to the Imperial prison on Dathomir where they had been brought and helped them escape from the planet and through the Imperial blockade. As a token of her appreciation for his help, Kylantha presented the adventurer with an old, rehauled ARC-170 starfighter. Shortly after, the Queen invited the Ewok Chief Chirpa and his tribe to come to Naboo during their Festival of Love.

"Queen Kylantha is dangerously close to betraying her Emperor. But in my overly magnanimous mood, I would like to show her that the Empire is her friend."

- Emperor Palpatine, to an unnamed Imperial spacer

At some point during her reign, Emperor Palpatine came to believe that Queen Kylantha was secretly hiding a Rebel General. Instead of having her arrested for treason, Palpatine hired an unidentified Imperial spacer to help him manipulate the Queen. In this way, the Emperor hoped to get Kylantha's loyalty back. First, the spacer had to create a datadisk that implicated the Rebel Alliance in an alleged plot against the Queen. Afterwards, they had to discreetly assist the Jantsk mercenaries in the attack on Kylantha's chambers by ridding the Queen of her security guards. They subsequently had to go talk to the Queen, who was not yet convinced of the Rebels' guilt. As "proof" of this, the spacer gave Kylantha the falsified datadisk, which eventually led her to give up the location of the Rebel General. Kylantha claimed to be shocked that the Rebels "made" a personal attack on her and requested the Imperial to tell the Emperor that he had her full support.

"I've already spoken with Queen Kylantha in Theed, and the regional governors for each planet. It turns out that the commotion isn't just limited to Mos Eisley. We've all agreed to work together to combat this menace."

- Mikdanyell Guh'rantt

Mikdanyell Guh'rantt, the mayor of Mos Eisley on Tatooine, once contacted Kylantha and several regional governors across the galaxy about the increasing commotion that plagued his city. It turned out that this problem did not concern only Mos Eisley. Kylantha, Guh'rantt and the others eventually agreed to work together to put an end to that nuisance.

At one point it was also said that a young and wealthy suitor, in an attempt to win her heart in marriage, purchased a quadrant of the Naboo system. However, Kylantha politely refused his offer, saying that she had "married" her people and wished to serve them with all of her time. Heartbroken, the suitor renamed the quadrant "Kylantha's Whim".

By the time of the New Republic, another individual was Queen of Naboo.

Behind the scenes
Kylantha was a Non-Player Character in the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies prior to its closure on December 15, 2011. Rebel players could take a quest from her where they had to rescue Wookiee slaves. They received an ARC-170 starfighter as a reward.

The Queen's loyalties seem to be rather ambiguous. Outwardly, she was supportive of the Empire, but inwardly she appeared to be sympathetic to the Rebellion. Indeed, Emperor Palpatine saw to it that the Queen remained loyal to the Empire by making it appear as if the Rebellion were performing unethical acts.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine