Lott Dod (Separatist)

Lott Dodd was a male Neimoidian who served the Trade Federation as senator, representing the organization's interests in the Galactic Senate of the Republic. A puppet master, he has always pursued his agenda and uses his manipulative skills to coerce others into supporting him, earning him the nickname of "Wormtongue". During the Clone Wars, Dodd would maintain that his cartel's resources had been co-opted by the seccesionist movement without the approval of the governing board of directors. In truth, the senator was an agent of Count Dooku and a high-ranking member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Despite the uncovering of many of his dealings with the Separatists, he kept his post at the urging of those wishing for a peaceful end to the conflict. After the nationalization of the Trade Federation, Lott Dodd used his contacts in the Pyke Syndicate to seek employment under the Hutt Clan. By manipulating and bribing his superiors and peers, the Neimoidian became the only non-Hutt member of the Grand Hutt Council, acting as the majordomo of Gardulla Besadii and later Jabba Desiljic Tiure. He soon began working for the notorious crime lord and came to represent the Hutt Clan in the newly-formed Imperial Senate. With the resources he acquired, Dodd formed a vast network of spies and regained his status as an influential senator. This attracted Emperor Sheev Palpatine's attention and soon the Dark Lord of the Sith had made him into a valuable agent. Even the Zabrak known as Darth Maul enlisted Lott Dodd's aid and the Neimoidian soon became a high-ranking member of Crimson Dawn and took over after the Sith Lord's death. Using his power, status, alliance with crime syndicates and relantionship with the Emperor, Dodd earned the place of Vice Chairman of Galactic Accounts and later Chairman. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and Supreme Commander Darth Vader grew uneasy with the Neimoidian and even Palpatine came to recognize his agent's greed and power as potential threats. Nonetheless, Dodd remained in a position of power and began employing the Galactic Empire's resources for his own gains. This made Darth Vader hire a group of mercenaries to stage a rebel attack upon the chairman's palace on Cato Neimoidia. During the attack, the cowardly Neimoidian fled to one of the balconies where he though he would be safe. Unfortunately for him, Vader was unwilling to let him live more. The cyborg met with him at the balcony from where the Sith Lord threw Lott Dodd over the edge to his death.

Establishing contacts with the Pykes
Lott Dodd was born as a member of the respected Dodd family, a family with vast resources placed at it's disposal and connections to various crime syndicates. He joined the InterGalactic Banking Clan as a mere accountant and an aide to senator Mak Plain. Using his family's status, he established contacts with the Pyke Syndicate, one of the most powerful crime syndicates, rivalled only by the Black Sun and Hutt Clan. Minister Lom Pyke made an alliance with Dodd in which they would both benefit. However, Chairman San Hill learned of the secrets and being unwilling to have a Neimodian rise within his organization, had the influential accountant removed.

Lott Dodd joined the Trade Federation as stint minister and became a puppet master