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Toma

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this tall, bald-pated man was a native of the planet Acherin, and served as a General in the planet's military forces during the height of the Clone Wars. Like his government, Toma was a strong supporter of the Separatist cause, but realized that the forces of the Grand Army of the Republic were too strong. He believed that Acherin would be subjugated by the Republic, and was surprised when Jedi commander Garen Muln requested a meeting to negotiate a peace treaty, rather than demanding a full surrender. Toma agreed to the truce, but never got a chance to sign the treaty, because Chancellor Palpatine issued the command to execute Order 66. Rather than see Muln killed by the clone troopers he was commanding, Toma arranged for Muln to escape into the wilderness, and helped keep him out of sight until he could escape. Many months later, Toma had become a resistance leader on his homeworld, trying to overthrow the tyrany of the Empire's rule on Acherin. When he met Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ferus Olin, Toma agreed to help them escape from the Acherin, but found himself leading their escape aboard his own starship. He recognized that the Empire would utterly defeat his forces, and chose to flee in order to regroup for a later offensive.