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Panteer, Heeth

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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. Heeth and his younger brother, Raal, were in the Ryloth System when their homeworld was destroyed by the first Death Star. As the surviving heirs of the Panteer family, the two owned an "inhospitable" moon in the system, although the actual location was luxurious enough to call their vacation home. The moon housed a large collection of Alderaanian flora and fauna, and was partially set aside as a hunting preserve. In the wake of the Battle of Yavin, Leia Organa traveled to the moon, hoping that the Panteers would allow the Alliance to use it as a new base. Heeth, however, wanted nothing to do with the idea, demanding a high price for his cooperation. He correctly surmised that Leia's actions aboard the first Death Star led to Alderaan's destruction, albeit without her influence, and didn't want the same thing to happen to his family's moon. When Raal took Leia on a safari through the preserve but they failed to return, Heeth took a speeder and set out to locate them. Although he reached them quickly, Raal had nonetheless died from the bite of a morp. Raal's death only hardened Heeth's resolve to stay out of the rebellion, and he ordered Leia to leave as quickly as possible.