Beon Beonel

Beon Beonel was an Alder-Espirion hybrid male who lived on the planet Espirion. He acted as chief of the Alder-Espirion population when the Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa sent representatives to the planet in 0 ABY to urge them to join her in rescuing all Alderaanians who had survived the Galactic Empire's destruction of their homeworld.

Upon meeting the Alderaanian representatives, Jora Astane and Uwa Pareece, Beonel immediately rejected the offer after seeing that Astane was disgusted by his hybrid heritage. Although he rejected a second attempt by Pareece to set up talks, Beonel was swayed by a message from Organa to the many Alderaanians who had joined her cause when they were attacked by an Imperial Star Destroyer. Beonel then sent the starship Espirion Multi to aid the Alderaanians and destroy the Star Destroyer, joining their group after the battle.

Beonel remained with the fleet, which became reserves of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and laid low during the Galactic Civil War against the Empire. Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY, the former Imperial Ellian Zahra and a group of raiders she was working with attacked the fleet, but Beonel was among those who got away safely. The fleet then voted to split up and, after Organa defeated Zahara, Beonel spoke with the princess over hologram and explained his and the other survivors' decision to go their separate ways.

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