Set

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Set was a male character from a legend originating in^[1] the planet Naboo's^[2] Futhork calligraphy, in which he was the eternal lover of a woman named Veré.^[1] In 22 BBY,^[2] these names were used as aliases by^[1] Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker and Republic Senator Padmé Amidala,^[2] respectively. The pair used the archaic monikers to anonymously marry, not even allowing their pastor, Pontifex Maxiron Agolerga, to know of their true identities. "Set" and "Veré" were blissfully wed, and Agolerga was instructed to tell no one of the ceremony, ensuring the only record of the short procession would be a scroll in his Brotherhood's archives.^[1] When Agolerga eventually learned who they really were, he informed Amidala's niece, Pooja Naberrie, of the union.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

"I remembered a story from 'Lord of the Rings' called 'The Tale of Beren and Lúthien' and transported this to the SW Galaxy. […] What this legend is about remain[s] untold. Were they happy? Did a tragedy occur? We might never know."

―Tim Veekhoven^[3]

Set was created by Tim Veekhoven, writing as "Sompeetalay," for the character Maxiron Agolerga's Databank entry via the What's The Story? Hyperspace feature on StarWars.com.^[1] The entry was written in February 2007 and published in early 2008. The eternal lovers' motif was borrowed from a famous work of J. R. R. Tolkien entitled The Tale of Beren and Lúthien,^[3] which details the romance between a mortal man named Beren and an Elf-maiden named Lúthien.^[4] Veekhoven named Set after the Egyptian god Set.^[3]