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Khaddar, Ob

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this outspoken radical at Alderaan University was a native Alderaanian artist whose work was outwardly beautiful, but depicted his fear of the Empire and Emperor Palpatine's iron grip on the galaxy as sharp undertones. One of his works, the moss-painting Killik Twilight, was later used by the Alliance ot store the codes for the Shadowcast program. Khaddar was also grass painter, and was perhaps most famous for a painting he did to commemorate the arrival of Emperor Palpatine on Alderaan. He worked alone, allowing no one to interfere with his vision. When the spring rains soaked the painting, it blossomed with color and life, depicting the Emperor as a benevolent ruler. However, when Palpatine arrived to look at the grass painting, Ob Khaddar's final stroke was revealed. On the very day Palpatine arrived, black lilies began to bloom while the other colored flowers began to wither and die. The painting seen by the Emperor was of a withered, ugly monster, and Palpatine was outraged and ordered the entire grass painting burned. By the time Palpatine arrived, though, Khaddar had already fled the planet. He carried a death mark on his head, but was never found.