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Melne, Dren

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this man was a native of Selton, on the planet Naboo, and served the Royal Naboo Security Force shortly before the Battle of Naboo. He held the rank of Lieutenant and was a starfighter pilot within Bravo Squadron. Like his wingmate, Essara Till, he had spent some time away from Naboo in order to gain skills with other starships. They never met while off-planet, but a relationship developed between them after they both returned to Naboo. They tried to keep their personal relationship outside their professional relationship, but Dren was something of an incurable romantic. Shortly before the Battle of Naboo, Dren was offered the chance to work for the governor of Agamar, assembling a new fighter contingent to protect the planet. When Essara chose to remain on Naboo, Dren was forced to act on his own. During the defense of station TFP-9, he revealed that his loyalties had shifted toward Captain Sorran's forces and their mysterious employer. Dren used his piloting skills to attack Echo One, and chased the harried trainee across the heavens in an effort to break her will. Dren also hoped to have Essara order her pilots to stand down, so that several N-1 starfighters could be captured for analysis. Essara was forced to disable his Naboo Police Cruiser with a pair of torpedoes. When Essara continued to defy Dren, and even locked her missile launchers on his ship, Captain Sorran decided that Dren was unable to deliver the N-1 fighters as promised. In return for his failure, Sorran opened fire on Dren's ship and destroyed it, killing Dren in the process.