Palal Seedia

Palal Seedia, who was nicknamed "Blink" by New Republic pilots and went by Caulra Spring while undercover, was a human female who served as a TIE fighter pilot, eventually at the rank of lieutenant, in the Galactic Empire's 204th Imperial Fighter Wing. She took part in the "cleansing" of the planet Nacronis. Among two TIE/ln space superiority starfighter squadrons aboard the Quasar Fire-class cruiser Aerie, Seedia hunted the New Republic EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Hellion's Dare and its two escort squadrons through the Oridol Cluster, being given the nickname "Blink" by the New Republic pilots due to having only one functioning laser cannon.

When both the Aerie and Dare were damaged, both forces enclosed their vessels. When the RZ-1 A-wing interceptor pilot Wyl Lark reached out to the Imperial pilots, Seedia spoke to him, eventually mocking him. The Aerie TIEs attacked and destroyed the Hellion's Dare shortly after, with Lark and another pilot escaping. The Aerie and its pilots returned to the 204th's base of operations at the planet Pandem Nai. However, the New Republic's Alphabet Squadron, which Lark had since joined, attacked the 204th there. Seedia persistantly pursued Lark, but the A-wing pilot convinced the TIEs of the 204th to assist him in quelling the firestorm that was threatening the planet. Seedia and the other TIE pilots helped do this, and the surviving ones then escaped on the Aerie.

Around 5 ABY, Seedia led her own flight during an operation at the planet Jarbanov. There, she irradiated the colony on Jarbanov, and defended her actions to Major Soran Keize in a meeting after. The lieutenant also assisted in the recapturing of the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Edict. She later attended a meeting where Keize proposed attacking the New Republic forces from Pandem Nai at the Cerberon system. After the proposal was approved, Seedia took part in training exercises and, during a briefing, brought forth an idea regarding Wyl Lark.

When the 204th arrived at the Cerberon system, Seedia helped in a diversion above the planet Catadra led by Keize. Her TIE was damaged, and she was then rescued by the Children of the Empty Sun, a cult residing in the system. When the Cultists tended to her injuries in their palace, she brought the attention of Chass na Chadic, a New Republic pilot. Chadic and Seedia had a number of confrontations, leading to each agreeing to help one another find a starship off of Catadra. After meeting more, they formulate a plan and Chadic stole access codes. Seedia and her ally accessed the ship area, but the lieutenant betrayed her accomplice, and fled.

Seedia infiltrated the New Republic's forces shortly thereafter, posing as a ground crewmember named Caulra Spring aboard the refitted Star Destroyer Deliverance. She worked as a mole for the 204th, feeding them information and helping facilitate a sabotage droid attack. "Spring" also crossed paths with Captain Nath Tensent when he searched for Chadic on the vessel. During the Battle of Jakku, she plotted to plant a bomb to some subgenerators but was discovered by Lark while she was at work. The lieutenant attacked the suspicious A-wing pilot, lamenting her fallen comrades in the Empire to him and dealing blows to her adversary. Seedia continued to be pursued by Lark until she accepted her end and took her life with the bomb.

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