Dossa Kaloo

Dossa Kaloo was an naturalist, xenobiologist, conservationist writer during the years of the [Galactic Empire, born on Alderaan but surviving when he moved to the Cloud City of Bespin with his father, Victor Kaloo&mdash;previously the [[Lord Mayor of Aldera]]&mdash; and mother Moona Kaloo&mdash;a Naboo native and sister of Rabé, once a handmaiden of Queen Amidala. In the wake of the creation of the New Republic, Kaloo would marry his long-term fiancée, Hari Seldona, another Alderaanian writer, and move to his mother's homeland of Naboo to study in detail the marine life of Lake Paonga and the Naboo seas, amongst other things.

Biography
Dossa Kaloo was born in Aldera to Victor and Moona Kaloo. Victor Kaloo was a wealthy diplomat who had been elected in 6 BBY, 4 BBY, and 2 BBY to serve two-year terms as Lord Mayor of the city. Moona was was a Baroness of Alderaan, a title bestowed on her for her work with conservation and communication links between the cities of Alderaan and rural people. Both his parents were generally well-regarded by the people of Alderaan, and Dossa grew up with a great deal of patriotism, writing poetry dedicated to his planet. This brought him into contact with another, rather more prolific poet, Hari Seldona. Dossa courted his contemporary and proposed to her at the tender age of 17.

The planned marriage never came into fruition, however. Dossa's father fell very ill, and was forced to relinquish his post as Lord Mayor. Dossa's mother wanted to take her family on a prolonged holiday to the Cloud City of Bespin, where the Kaloo's had various friends. As Dossa wished to stay with his father should his illness prove fatal, Hari agreed with him to break off the engagement, and somewhat heartbroken, Dossa followed his parents to Bespin.

This would prove rather less fatal than any other course of action for Victor and his family, however, as it was a month after the family had relocated to their temporary home that Alderaan was suddenly destroyed by the [Death Star. Horrified and distraught, the Kaloos led various citizens of Bespin in furious confrontations with Imperial officials. Victor was granted an audience&mdash;not with Grand Moff Tarkin, but with the Moff of the [Anoat Sector. Victor was arrested along with his supporters, however, as instigators of anti-Imperial sentiment. Moona and Dossa went into hiding to avoid further retribution against their family.

It was at this point that Dossa would learn that Hari had been performing in the Corellian sector when Alderaan had been destroyed, and had also survived. Overjoyed, Dossa managed to secretly make contact with Hari, who was in hiding herself, being a vocal supporter of the Rebel Alliance. The fiancées were very happy to learn of each others' survival, but agreed meeting would be too dangerous for the moment, especially as Hari had no intention of relinquishing her anti-Imperial activities.

For the following months, Dossa spent his time with his head down, educating himself on xenobiology and planetary ecologies. He and his mother also spent a lot of time at the Cloud City's Wildlife Santuary raising a flock of Alderaan stalking birds they had taken with them to Bespin as part of an introductory programme, thus saving the species with extinction along with their planet. Dossa viewed these birds as containing the 'spirit of Alderaan', that he would have to be guardian of&mdash;something he would write a lot of poetry about.

Eventually the Rebel Alliance brought about the New Republic, much to the joy of Dossa, his mother, and Hari. Victor was released from imprisonment, in very poor condition, but alive. Dossa and Hari were married on the Cloud City following its remarkable celebrations, riding on a wave of good feeling. However, Hari felt uncomfortable in the high altitude, technological city, and upon her first pregnancy, Dossa suggested they move to his mother's homeworld, the paradisical Naboo.

Living in Naboo, on a farm in the Lake Country, near Lake Paonga, Hari gave birth to the couple's first child, a son called Norn. In his study of Naboo aquatic life, Dossa received funding from a Galactic naturalists' association and bought two droids, LIN-V8K and [CZ-1, from Jawas. Dossa used LIN to take a camera into the deepest underwater regions, whilst See-Zee enabled Dossa to communicate with foreign xenobiologists, as well as Dossa's new employees&mdash;Mairut Kawrerr, a Naboo human; a Champala human called Sekt Oiddillok, and a Mimbanite named Asa Wasara from Circarpous V.

The couple bought premises on New Alderaan that Hari refuses to use, as she considers it a poor substitute for her home.

Publications
Dossa Kaloo has made studies of ecologies of many planets. He specialises in analysis of the lost ecosystems of Alderaan and the marine life of Naboo, however. Other famous works include studies of creatures of:
 * Byss
 * Bespin
 * Circarpous V
 * Clendora
 * Dagobah
 * Denon (a study of the impact of ecumenpolis building on a planet's natural ecologies)
 * Fertoog
 * Mon Calamari
 * New Alderaan
 * Saijo
 * Tatooine
 * Yaga Minor