Tallum Meith (Cail's Empire)

"I will not send an errand boy to complete this task. He defeated the incursion at Sharlissia and crushed the Sith at Barkhesh. He has served the League well and has earned the trust of our people. I will choose no other."

- Dut Kol to Jaiyah Bramarq about selecting Tallum Meith to lead the LDA fleet at Kinyen, 12 ABY

Tallum Meith (48 BBY – ) was a Gran male from the planet Kinyen who served as a naval officer in the League Defense Armada, the naval forces of the Independent League of Free Systems. Unusually interested in military affairs for a member of his usually pacifistic species, Meith earned a naval officer's education from the Corporate Sector Authority before becoming a ranking officer in the navy of Sluis Van. Following the defeat of Gar Lat and the formation of the ILFS in 3 ABY, Meith, recognized by Dut Kol for his grasp of naval warfare, was appointed one of the LDA's first ten flag officers; in 5 ABY, he was promoted straight to Fleet Admiral. By 12 ABY, he was commander of the Western Reaches Reaction Force, one of the largest units in the LDA, and his seniority placed him below only Kol, the Justiciar, and the Chief Officer by rank.

He came to fame after defeating an incursion into ILFS space by an Imperial warlord in the Sharlissia system in 7 ABY and for his victory over the Infinite Sith Empire over the planet Barkhesh shortly after the ILFS' Declaration of Retaliation. He became one of Dut Kol's most trusted military advisors and subordinates, and was tasked with commanding LDA forces sent to assist the Galactic Federation in the defense of his own homeworld, which was being targeted for conquest by the Sith.