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Gallandro, Anja

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this woman was the daughter of the gunslinger Gallandro, born shortly before he was killed on the Queen of Ranroon. He had met her mother on Anobis, just as the civil war there was breaking out. He left to find fortune and glory, and left her on Anobis. Her mother came from a mining family, and she was devastated when news of Gallandro's death came. She made sure that Anja knew who killed her father, although she mistakenly believed it was Han Solo. Anja's mother was killed in the early battles of Anobis' civil war, leaving Anja an orphan. Anja left the planet as soon as she could stow away, and eventually ended up on Ord Mantell. There, she became addicted to andris spice, which helped to heighten her senses and skills as a warrior. She came into possession of an ancient lightsaber, which she wielded almost as well as a Jedi. A small woman with long, dark hair held back from her face by a rune-covered leather band, Anja's lightsaber was acid-yellow in color. She eventually went ot work for Czethros, and jumped at the opportunity to exact revenge on Han Solo when they plotted to kill him during the 93rd Blockade Runners Derby. The attempt failed, but she confronted Solo and demanded he attone for her father's death by trying to solve the problems on Anobis. She hoped he would die in the war, but he managed to survive. She then decided to join the Solo children on Yavin 4, in an effort to remain close to Han and help Czethros kill him. However, the more she came to know Jaina and Jacen, the more she began to doubt Czethros' motives. She tried to fit in with the young Jedi students, but she first battled to overcome what she felt was a small spice habit. However, she was unable to free herself of andris' lure alone. She fled Yavin 4 by stealing the Lightning Rod from Zekk and traveling to Kessel, where she bullied her way into a hangar and set out to find a vial of spice. She hoped that one more dose would help her get beyond the pain of withdrawal, but soon found herself mistaken. A chance meeting with Lilmit later reveealed Czethros' treacherous manipulation of her emotions, and she turned away from Black Sun. She helped Cilghal and Jacen eliminate a Black Sun stash of spice beneath the polar icecaps on Calamari, then finaly beat her addiction. She lef the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 with a new set of friends, and went to work for Lando Calrissian as a pilot.