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Panteer, Raal

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this man was a native of the planet Alderaan, and grew up with members of the Organa family during the early years of the New Order. An old friend of Leia Organa, Raal and his older brother Heeth were in the Ryloth System when their homeworld was destroyed by the first Death Star. The two owned an "inhospitable" moon in the system, although the actual location was more than accommodating. The moon was actually the Panteer family's vacation home, and they were there when Alderaan was desdtroyed. It was to this moon that Leia Organa traveled, in the wake of the Battle of Yavin, to approach Raal about helping the Alliance find a new base. She hesitated briefly, though, worried that Raal had never gotten over the breakup of their relationship. Although Raal was happy to be reunited with Leia, he was surprised to learn of her connections to the Alliance. When Leia asked about the possibility of the Panteers' allowing the Alliance to use their moon as a new base, Raal was more than happy to agree with Leia's plan, although Heeth refused to allow it. To get away from his brother's negtivity, Raal took Leia for a safari through the preserve housed on the moon, but a dragonsnake attacked their speeder. Stranded in the jungle, Raal was attacked by a veermok, but Leia managed to shoot the creature before it could kill him. Raal's luck didn't hold, though, and he was badly bitten by a morp. His dying wish was to have one more kiss from Leia, which she gladly gave. Unfortunately, Heeth was able to locate their position just after Raal died.