Information on individual artists within their respective communications offices was not always easy to uncover. Many of the illustrators from the twilight of the Republic have passed on, some peaceably, some as casualties in the wars they were embellishing. The rise of the Empire led to a labyrinthine bureaucracy where records of government employees could be plunged into unfathomable depths should such members be declared treasonous. On the opposite side of the conflict, the Rebel Alliance took pains to protect the identities of its agents, which compounds the difficulty of piecing together their biographies.
Like the soldiers they often supported, these artists did not seek fame. Whenever possible, their identities have been verified by every contact at this author’s disposal.
GANAMEY DAVLOTERRA
Art director for Chrono, a Core-centric galactic weekly newstack, Davloterra was known throughout the Coruscant publishing houses as a woman of uncompromising political ideals.
NUTE GUNRAY
Viceroy of the Trade Federation, Gunray was censured for his involvement in the blockade and invasion of Naboo, but avoided sentencing. Official accounts record his death by suicide when the Separatist Council saw no victory on the protracted conflict.
RUSH CLOVIS
Former Senator of Scipio and delegate of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, Clovis championed the Muuns’s efforts to offer fiscal stability. As a human, Clovis brought Muun issues to the corridors of power. He was killed during a Separatist invasion of Scipio.
TANTAGRU MOTTS-DANEL
A sandscribe from a Tarnab colony on Sriluur, Tantagru Motts-Danel and his Weequay husband, Gojuni Motts-Danel, were a notable couple in the corporate art scene, specializing in holography and abstract art.
PALO JEMABIE
As is common on Naboo, Palo Jemabie was a teenager when he chose to become an artist, abandoning an apprenticeship in politics. Jemabie was sentenced to a labor camp following the rise of the Empire. He would later create artwork for the Rebel Alliance.
NAVEELA BETUINE
A junior Senate official in the chancellery of Finis Valorum, Naveela Betuine was a communications major from Commenor.
DASHIRA DOBEQ
A sculptor and painter from Ryloth, Dobeq exhibited at the Alderaan Academy of Fine Arts, where she found residence in the court of Queen Breha. During the Separatist Crisis, she lent her skills to the Loyalist Committee at the request of Senator Bail Organa.
CODENKA MAFURIAS
Once widely believed to be a Nikto artist in the employ of the Hutt Council, Codenka Mafurias is now assumed to be the alias of an art workshop bankrolled by Marlo the Hutt.
ANSIBELLA DELLU
A student government official from Raxus and critic of Core world politics, Dellu joined the Separatist Parliament, and oversaw the shadowfeed into Republic space during the Clone Wars. She surrendered to the Republic before the war’s end, but was declared an enemy of the state with the rise of the Empire.
KAS UNLODOS
An accomplished fine artist from Ukio, unlo-Dos specialized in heritage works that celebrated the agrarian culture of his homeworld. Initially hesitant to enter the political art arena, he was spurred into action by crisis that precipitated the Clone Wars.
MAS AMEDDA
Former Vice Chair of the Republic Senate under Finis Valorum and Sheev Palpatine, Amedda served as Grand Vizier for the entirety of the Galactic Empire, and represented Imperial interests during the signing of the Galactic Concordance.
ANGILAR BOSH
Former art director for a leading Contruum advertising agency, Bosh relocated to Coruscant to pursue government contracts after a lucrative turn freelancing for the Bureau of Ships and Services.
SANTOS BEL-PAK
Poet laureate of Koorivar and professor emeritus at the Lebrasa Argente School for the Arts and Persuasive Sciences, Bel-Pak was renowned for his mixed media work, combining kinetic choreography and procedural with chaos-based rendering techniques.
SANNAB RO
A Xidelphiad entering her fourth protogynic phase after a storied career as a female fine artist, Ro is currently in chrysalis on Level 5121 on Coruscant, and is slated to re-emerge as a male sometime in the next fifteen years.
BYNO DOUBTON
With the influential patronage of Wilhuff Tarkin, Doubton was a fervent Republic loyalist and a founding member of COMPOR. He became a SAGroup instructor during the time of the Empire before retiring to his family estate on Eriadu.
Q2-B3KO
A fifth-degree articulated holographic color separator who was upgraded to first-degree computation status due to a requisition error, Threekayo was recruited by the Droid Gotra after the Clone Wars. She now specializes in disseminating messages of mechanical emancipation.
HAMMA ELAD
A leading light in COMPOR and three-time recipient of the Chancellor Palpatine award for Clarity in Crisis, Elad spent time examining the clone soldiers on Kamino before she perished during a Separatist attack.
MOSHENU PHOBI
An Umbaran working in the printing houses of Plooriod Cluster, Phobi drew censure from the Republic for his habit of sneaking hidden anti-Republic messages into official communications. Upon termination from a Senate position, Phobi defected to the Separatists.
YOSYRO MODOLL
A Zeltron illustrator famed for her sensual illustrations in semiproscribed holo-periodicals, Modoll plea-bargained an obscenity charge by doing government work.
DONCLODE ONSTRUSS
Independent Holonet Node operator was recruited by COMPOR after his transmissions and postings drew the eye of Senator Orn Free Taa of Ryloth. Onstruss was airlifted out of a Zequardia combat zone and relocated to Coruscant.
COSWEG BUDEESHO
Budeesho was a veteran holographer and cartoonist whose work appeared in material from TriPlanetary Press, Baobab Publishing, the Shafr Center Press, and other small publishing houses. He lived on Ando Prime with his wife, Seeja, and tooka, Yari.
JANYOR OF BITH
See page.
SIMEON DENSEND
A repulsorcraft designer who freelanced for Incom, SoroSuub, and Mekuun, and later worked for Narglatch AirTech, Densend relocated along with his family to Coruscant. when Onderon seceded from the Republic.
VENTHAN CHASSU
A prodigy from the SAGroup in COMPOR, Chassu was a fervent loyalist and admirer of Chancellor Palpatine. During the Galactic Civil War, Chassu served in the Imperial Court as a junior advisor. It is believed he fled known space during the Battle of Jakku.
VERASLAYN KAST
A follower of Pre Vizsla during the rise of the Shadow Collective in the Clone Wars, Kast was killed in the civil war that wracked her home planet. Much of her art was destroyed by Imperial supercommandos.
CHRIGELD TINNINE
An Alderaan-based illustrator, Tinnine volunteered his art to COMPNOR in a display of loyalty. Ultimately pushed out by younger artists, Tinnine retired to Alderaan, where he perished when the Death Star struck.
RESINU SANTHE-CALTRA
An aristocrat married into the powerful Santhe family of Lianna, Santhe-Caltra studied at the Royal Academy of Arts on Atrisia, earning accolades for her work celebrating the Imperial armed forces.
COBA DUNIVEE
An art director and concept illustrator for a Corellian holographic media conglomerate, Dunivee executed thousands of pro-Republic pieces during the Clone Wars, and mentored young propagandists under the Empire. When her art failed to align with the COMPNOR agenda following the rebel outbreaks, Dunivee was arrested for treason and disappeared without a trace.
STASSEN BINE
No record exists for Stassen Bine. It is believed to be a pseudonym that is yet to be identified.
SAESPO CHOFFREY
Cousin to Resinu Santhe-Caltra, Choffrey networked his family relations into a successful illustration career as part of Sienar Fleet Systems. He is retired and living on Garel.
WARRCHALLRA
A Wookiee wroshyr-wood sculptor from Kachirho, Warrchallra was a veteran of the Clone Wars who lived in exile during the Imperial occupation. He served as part of the Wookiee underground for years and now focuses his efforts on art celebrating his people.
TAVRIS BAHZEL
A Clawdite model and artist known for experimental designs that challenge the notions of species identities, Bahzel spent years following the rise of the Empire helping the Wookiee underground.
POLLUX HAX
For much of the Empire’s reign, Hax served as the Minister of Information for COMPNOR. He was the principal state mouthpiece to the Imperial Press Corps.
CEPA BONSHU
After retiring from a long career in communication arts, Cepa Bonshu now teaches at the Ord Canfre Institute for Ethics in Art Criticism.
VANYA SHA
Sha was a self-taught artist who reinforced her natural talent with knowledge cartridges slotted into her AJ^6 borg brain. Her career came to an end when her infocache was breached by rebel-leaning slicers, exposing anti-Imperial sympathies.
SABINE WREN
Once a star pupil at the Imperial Academy of Mandalore, Sabine Wren fled to become a bounty hunter and then joined the early rebellion. A talented artist, she used urban street art—particularly graffiti—to spread messages of revolution.
OBA DUNIMEA
A sculptor, novelist, and composer from Alderaan, Dunimea was one of the loudest critics of the Empire. She was killed by a group of ISB officers tasked with silencing Alderaanian survivors.
DASITA LYROS
A one-time fashion holographer turned COMPNOR art director, Lyros found success glorifying the Imperial military. She was briefly rumored to have had a romantic entanglement with an Imperial officer, but it was ultimately dismissed.
HOBISAN VANDRON
A distant relation to a member of the Imperial Advisory Council, Vandron venerated Palpatine and was one in a generation allowed to paint his portraiture in official works.
YOLO ZIFF
A talented holographer, digital editor, and illustrator, Ziff is also a starfighter pilot in the Resistance. He flew as part of the X-wing squadron attacked on Starkiller Base.
FERRIC OBDUR
Chief information officer in the fragmented Empire headed by Admiral Rae Sloane, Obdur specialized in campaigns designed to discredit the legitimacy of the New Republic.
FILRIS PARBERT
A war orphan of the Clone Wars, Parbert was raised on Coruscant. While traveling the battle-fronts of the Galactic Civil War as a holographer, Parbert’s suffered a traumatic injury that left him reliant on cybernetic reconstruction. The injury solidified his views of the rebellion as a chaotic force of destruction.
JANRAY TESSIME
An Alderaanian survivor, Tessime spent much of the Galactic Civil War tending to civilian populations on the safeworld of New Alderaan. Tessime contributed to the rebel and New Republic efforts through her art.