Jom Barell

Jom Barell was a human male who served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and later the New Republic. Bearing the rank of Sergeant major, Barell served in the New Republic Special Forces. He took part in the crisis on Akiva, making a difficult jump from atmosphere onto the planet while being shot at by turbolasers to discover what exactly the Empire was doing on Akiva. He commandeered one of the turbolasers on the planet and used it to shoot at an escaping yacht, which had many important Imperials aboard, as the planet rioted and overthrew the satrapy. After the crisis on Akiva, he joined a crew of Temmin Wexley, his mother Norra Wexley, the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, and former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus to hunt Imperial fugitives.

During a mission to Vorlag to capture Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde, Jom fell in love with Jas Emari after arguing about her secret plan to "triple-cross" the crew in order to pay her debts. Jom later accompanied Norra's team on their quest to find the rebel smuggler Han Solo and to rescue his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca from Ashmead's Lock prison. Jom, Jas, and Sinjir later joined forces with Han and Chewie to liberate Kashyyyk from Imperial rule. Despite losing his eye, Jom and his companions manage to free the Wookiees. He later stayed behind to help the newly-freed Wookiees to rebuild their world.

For taking part in an unauthorized mission, Jom was discharged from the SpecForces. Jom managed to find work as a security guard at the Galactic Senate but longed to rejoin his comrades. He took part in an undercover mission on Nakadia which exposed an attempt by the Black Sun and Red Key crime syndicates to prolong the Galactic Civil War. Later, Jom rejoined his SpecForces unit. He perished during the Battle of Jakku but managed to save the lives of his comrades.

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