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Gillmunn, Nolan

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a direct descendant of Orliss Gillmunn, this man led the small band of Loyalist rebels that opposed the Imperial occupation of Jabiim during the height of the Galactic Civil War. Nolan had been a young man during the Clone Wars, and witnessed the treachery of both Anakin Skywalker and Thorne Kraym, who murdered his father during the fighting. Nolan called in help from the Alliance, in the wake of the Battle of Yavin, hoping to put an end to twenty years of pillaging at the hands of the Empire. He was amazed when he learned that one of the Alliance's representatives was Luke Skywalker, the son of Anakin Skywalker. Like many Jabiimites, Gillmunn believed that Anakin had betrayed the Jabiimites during the Battle of Jabiim, when he was forced to abandon the planet in the face of the overwhelming size of the Separatist force that was controlling the planet. However, he also understood that the assistance of the Alliance team was the only way he could ensure that his people were truly free. After Gillmunn's Loyalists ordered all Alliance starships out of the system, while holding Luke and Leia Organa prisoner, Gillmunn himself was forced to confront his own demons while trying to keep the Loyalists from self-destruction. When an Imperial ambush destroyed much of the Loyalist headquarters, Nolan and Luke were captured and held for questioning by commander Thorne. Thorne would have executed Nolan and his leaders, had not Darth Vader himself arrived at Jabiim and ordered the planet razed from orbit. The turbolaser fire sent Thorne's stormtroopers into chaos, and Nolan found himself armed with an Imperial blaster. When Thorne tried to kill Luke, Gillmunn fired his weapon. Thorne died from his injuries, and Gillmunn and the Loyalists were able to escape. Nolan politely refused Luke's offer to remain on Jabiim and help the rebels secure their positions, claiming that Luke's assistance in defeating Thorne had redeemed the Skywalker name. Gillmunn then politely refused Luke's offer to join the Allaince, choosing to focus his energies on rebuilding Jabiim instead.