Solha

Duke Solha was a human male from the planet Serenno who served the Galactic Republic Diplomatic Corps. While in the Republic's service, the Serennian met Senator Padmé Amidala on a diplomatic excursion. Solha believed the Republic and its Senate considered him a joke, prompting him to leave and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The duke, along with his brother and sister, were subsequently dispatched to the planet Mokivj, where workers under Separatist leader Count Dooku's direction mined and processed the metal cortosis. Solha also designed and manufactured the C-B3 cortosis battle droid in the Mokivj droid factory. The complex produced cortosis-covered clone trooper armor, which the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, the secret leader of the Separatists, intended to use in the upcoming execution of Order 66 against the Jedi.

In 19 BBY, when Amidala's former handmaiden Duja started investigating the Separatist presence on Mokivj, Solha ordered assassins to kill her on the planet Batuu to keep knowledge of the droid factory's existence and his plans safe. Senator Amidala received one of Duja's calls regarding the search and, upon learning about her former handmaiden's discoveries, chose to travel to Mokivj. The senator was followed to the planet by her husband, Anakin Skywalker, and his colleague, the Chiss Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo ("Thrawn"), where they found her ship abandoned. Solha apprehended Skywalker and Thrawn when they entered the facility, placing them in prison cells.

The pair escaped from their cell and met with Amidala, and the trio planned to destroy the complex and investigate the unique weapons in production there. In response, Duke Solha donned cortosis-coated clone armor and attempted to minimize the chaos Skywalker was causing by ordering his droids to secure the complex. While in the factory, Solha tracked down Amidala, leading the pair to discuss the duke's past and his ambitions for destroying the Republic in line with Dooku's plans. The senator eventually escaped, helped evacuate the site's workers, and watched as Skywalker blew up the planet's cortosis mines, which prevented the Separatists from producing more cortosis battle droids and clone armor in Solha's factory.

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