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ke Hanadi, Cheriss

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this Adumari woman served as Wedge Antilles' guide, during the time he spent in Cartann during the negotiations between Adumar and the New Republic. She was a skilled fighter, but suffered from vertigo and couldn't gain honor among her fellow Adumari as a pilot. She was born to parents of the working class, and spent part of her youth working in an underground food processing plant. Her mother had worked there, before she died from brownlung. Many Admuri felt she was nothing more than a gutter-fighter who retained favor in the court by winning her challenges. She was the victor in the Cartann Ground Championship just before the New Republic first contacted the Adumari, and received several challenges from pilots because of it. She managed to meet every challenge, and hoped to impress Wedge while doing so. However, Wedge did not return her affection, since he was in love with Iella Wessiri. Cherris tried to further impress Wedge by accepting a string of challenges, deciding that perhaps her life wasn't worth living anymore, but he convinced her to back out when she was nearly killed. Eventually, Cheriss understood what Wedge had to say, and simply worked with him to bring about changes in Adumari society. When Wedge was exiled from Cartann by perator Pekaelic ke Teldan, who was given false information by Tomer Darpen, Cheriss followed him to the Yedagonian Confederacy, and helped him prepare for the civil war with Cartann. She proved her combat skills once again, and when the Adumari agreed to join the New Republic, Wedge helped her gain admission to the Academy. He also introduced her to a prescription drug which helped her overcome her vertigo. She opted to join the Republic's armed forces and train as a pilot, becaused she knew that her role in helping the Yedagon would prevent her from returning to her home nation of Cartann.