Ars Veruna

Ars Veruna, formally styled as His Royal Highness, was a  who served as King of Naboo and the predecessor of Queen  and the last known King of.

Biography
After been elected as king, Ars Veruna became a noble king of Naboo and decided to sign his service to the. Having handmaidens by his side, Ars Veruna grew close with Woné, a young and beautiful handmaiden. The two developed a relationship together, and hoped that they would marry each other. Maris Magneta, discovered their relationship, and intended to break until the King told her to let it go.

Around 33 BBY, Ars Veruna was visited by Hego Damask and, who were secretly sith lords from the lineage of. They planned to make a deal with him, but the King refused to resign from his throne. However, Hego discovered that Veruna was in love with one of his handmaidens, and decided to have her killed. Eventually, Hego was able to kill Woné, allowing the King to resign from his throne. When Ars remained in his room, Palpatine revealed himself as Darth Sidious, and used the Force to throw him off the balcony. After Veruna's death, the Nemoidians were angered and invaded Naboo.

Captain Magneta, who had been the head of Veruna's security force stepped down following Veruna's death and was replaced by. It was partly because of the mystery surrounding Veruna's death that lead Panaka to create the idea of a decoy for Queen, a measure of protection that she would continue to use well into her stint as.