Mission to rescue the survivors of Alderaan

During the Galactic Civil War, Princess Leia Organa undertook a mission to save the few Alderaanians left living in the galaxy after her homeworld of Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star. Following the Disaster, the Galactic Empire sought out surviving Alderaanians in an attempt to eradicate them. In response, Organa set out with Rebel pilot Evaan Verlaine and astromech droid R2-D2 to rescue them. They first fled from the Great Temple, the Rebel's base on Yavin 4, over the objections of General Jan Dodonna.

After escaping, they made their way to the planet Naboo, where they rescued a group of Alderaanian musicians called Melodic Order, before heading for Sullust. Unknown to Organa and her followers was that the Empire was tracking their movements. Under duress, the Alderaanian Imperial officer Tula solicited information on Organa's whereabouts from her unwitting sister Tace. As a result, Jora Astane's Alderaan Enclave on Sullust was attacked but the Imperials were defeated with the help of Organa, R2-D2, and Verlaine, who unleashed a pack of rockrenders. The rebels then departed with the Alderaanians aboard the Lord Junn.

Organa and her followers discovered that the Empire was using Tula to solicit information from Tace. When Tula's Commander Dreed threatened to execute her, Organa agreed to surrender herself in order to save Tace's sister. She also dispatched Uwa Pareece and Astane on a mission to win over the Alder-Espirions, a hybrid species of Alderaanians who had settled on the planet Espirion. However, this mission fell apart due to Astane's xenophobic remarks towards Chief Beon Beonel. Meanwhile, Organa and Verlaine engineered a successful rescue mission which freed Tace and led to the death of Dreed.

Dreed's deputy Venk then attacked the Alderaanian refugee fleet that had gathered above Sullust under Organa's leadership. In desperation, Organa appealed to Chief Beonel for help. Beonel committed the Espirion warship Espirion Multi, which destroyed the attacking Imperial Star Destroyer. While Organa returned to the Rebel Alliance, Verlaine was elected "Princess" of the Alderaanian refugee diaspora fleet.

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