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Killik Twilight

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this moss-painting, created by the renowned artist Ob Khaddar, depicted a group of Killiks with their backs turned to the viewer, watching an evening storm as it approached their settlement. It was considered one of the most valuable pieces of art which were kept by the Royal Family, and served as a reminder of the planet's ancient inhabitants. Many beings described the moss-painting with awe and reverence, even though they had never been to Alderaan nor seen the Killiks. During the early years of the Alliance, Leia Organa suggested that the codes for the Shadowcast network be hidden within the moss-painting, to ensure their secrecy. Killik Twilight was one of the many artworks which were off-planet when Alderaan was destroyed. However, the ship it was traveling on was believed to be lost, and any hopes of recovering the moss-painting were dashed. Then, some four years after the Battle of Endor, the painting reappeared on Tatooine, where it was to be auctioned off. Leia Organa Solo realized that the moss-painting had to return to the New Republic, since a wealth of information about the Shadowcast program were coded into it. Several attempts were made to recover the moss-painting before it could fall into Imperial hands, drawing Leia into a search that revealed much of her past. Leia's husband, Han Solo, believed that he witnessed Threkin Horm as the site of the auction, when the "owner" of the piece requested account verification from all bidders. The moss-painting was stolen from Mawbo's Performance Hall by Kitster Banai, and was eventually captured by a group fo Sandpeople. The moss-painting was eventually recovered by the Solos, who destroyed the Shadowcast codes before turning it over to their Squib companions, Grees, Sligh, and Emala, in return for their help in recovering it. The Squibs then sold it to the Empire for a steep profit, pretending not to know that it was no longer valuable as a piece of Alliance technology. The painting ended up in the personal collection of Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn, and many of the Imperials who knew of its existence believed it had been lost when Thrawn was killed. However, the painting was recovered by Gilad Pellaeon, who held onto it for many years until the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy was brought to an end. Then, before returning to the Imperial Remnant, Pellaeon returned the painting to Leia Organa Solo.