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an Una clan Twi'lek, Bib Fortuna was most infamous as Jabba the Hutt's advisor and major domo. Little is known about his background, although it is known that he was among the first Twi'leki to realize that the ryll spice found on Ryloth could be sold at a large profit throughout the galaxy. Fortuna's actions drew the attention of the Empire, which descended on Ryloth and took the Twi'lek as slaves. Fortuna was condemned by his peers, his family name was disgraced and its holdings seized, and he was made an outcast and a fugitive. Fortuna began his revenge by stealing valuables from high-ranking Twi'leki officials, and was in the right place at the right time when Jabba came to Ryloth in search of slaves. Fortuna had simply planned to steal jewels and other valuables from other Twi'leki, but instead found the rubble and destruction caused by Jabba's slavers. In the rubble, he found Nat Secura and took the child to Jabba, claiming that the Hutt would find amusement in controlling the last survivor of a great Twi'lek house. It is for these reasons that the Twi'leks pronounce his name Bib'fortuna, which twists the meaning of his true name, Bibfort'una, to indicate the evil he represents. Jabba had taken Fortuna as an employee and Secura as a slave back to Tatooine. Fortuna's desire for power kept him in good standing with the crimelord. Fortuna and Bidlo Kwerve were in constant competition for Jabba's attention. When the rancor was discovered in the Tatooine desert by Jawas, Fortuna saw that Kwerve might have a better hold on Jabba's good side. Fortuna had to find a way to get Kwerve out of the picture, for it was Kwerve who had recovered the creature from the Jawas. When the two presented the rancor to Jabba, Kwerve puffed himself up in an effort to win Jabba's favor. Fortuna used it against him, making it seem like bravado and showmanship. Jabba disapproved, and sent Kwerve to the rancor as its first meal. Fortuna's first step toward fame and fortune had landed successfully. During his employment under Jabba, Fortuna's main duty was to scout out any plots against Jabba, and warn the Hutt of them. He also served as a "talent scout" for Jabba, and was responsible for bringing Oola and other dancers to Jabba's palace. In reality, Fortuna was looking out for himself. He used many of the plots as smoke screens to cover his own plots. Fortuna had grown rapidly disgusted with the Hutt, and secretly plotted with the B'omarr monks that lived in Jabba's palace against him. He hated the monks almost as much as he hated Jabba, for the disembodied brothers always frightened him. His first encounter with a "brain walker" had led to his firing a blaster at it, killing the disembodied brain. However, Fortuna realized that the monks had built the castle, and they still roamed it, keeping a great deal of secrets. Fortuna, however, was not out to claim Jabba's position as crimelord; he simply wanted to acquire enough power and wealth to return to his homeworld of Ryloth and conquer it. He planned to use Nat Secura as a sign to the Twi'lek that Fortuna was the only choice as ruler. When Luke Skywalker rescued Han Solo and Princess Leia had killed Jabba, Fortuna fled to the cargo hold of Jabba's sail barge and fled in a hidden skiff. He set off a thermal detonator as he left, ensuring the destruction of the crimelord. All of Fortuna's planned crumbled to dust, though, following Jabba's death. He returned to the palace, only to be overcome by the B'omarr monks. They removed his brain from his body and placed it in a nutrient jar, allowing Fortuna to forever contemplate his actions. He continued to monitor many of his secret accounts, and kept alive the hope that he and Nat would be rescued and placed into cloned Twi'lek bodies. Eventually, Bib Fortuna's brain walker was captured by Firith Olan, who hoped to wring information on Jabba's criminal empire for his own use. Fortuna bided his time, until Firith Olan was injured by Marl Semtin at Eidolon Base. Fortuna managed to drag Olan's body back to Jabba's palace, where he had the B'omarr monks swap their brains. Fortuna then went into seclusion, gathering his strength to make a future bid for power. Using his own resources, those of Jabba that he was able to recover, and those of Firith Olan, Bib Fortuna began to grow more powerful. In an effort to infiltrate Lady Valarian's holdings, he also began to develop a relationship with Valarian's chosen successor, Shiri'ani.