Deland Tyerell

Deland Tyerell was an Aleena and the son of the podracer Ratts Tyerell, who was killed during the Boonta Eve Classic in 32 BBY. After his father's death, Deland founded the Ratts Tyerell Foundation, an organization dedicated to exposing the dangerous aspects of podracing. Due to his campaigning, the sport was eventually banned in the Core Worlds and saw a sharp decline in popularity over ten years.

By around 10 BBY, Tyerell lived on to the planet Malastare and made friends with the Prae'tus Volo Bolus and the Twi'lek Pyya Bocc. The trio went on multiple trips around the planet, including once where they trespassed a restricted area in the outskirts of the Industrial Sector to get to their lunch spot. Around the same year, Tyerell's friend, Bocc, would succumb to his illness and passed away.

Following Bocc's passing, around 10 BBY, Tyerell continued his endeavor against podracing and its dangers. He was putting out promotional holograms for an anti-podracing protest at the then-upcoming podracing event on the moon Nar Shaddaa. His view on the sport often butted him against Bolus, who was a podracer. Despite their differences on the matter, Tyerell remained friends with the Prae'tus, though he often tried to nudge Bolus away from their racing profession.

Later at the Moon Curser's Cup circuit on Nar Shaddaa, three other people showed up alongside Tyerell for the protest, which did not last long as he was escorted away to a holding facility. On his way to the facility, Tyerell stumbled upon Bolus, who participated in the podracing event, at the pit stop. Tyerell then got dragged into the business of the Hutt criminal Grakkus Jahibakti Tingi, accidentally getting pulled into a highspeed chase by the Dug Sebulba, who made a quick getaway with a TIE Bolt podracer. Bolus managed to rescue Tyerell and handed Sebulba over to Grakkus, who wanted the Dug to answer for his actions. Tyerell was grateful of Bolus' skill as a podracer to rescue him, but was still adamant about the banning of podracing regardless.

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