Allura Drayneen

Allura Drayneen was a Force-sensitive female Human member of the Imperial Inquisitorius who was born on the Colonies world of Yir Tangee. Allura harbored a deep aspiration to pursue a successful career as a medical specialist. She eventually took the opportunity to make her aspiration a reality and attended the Byblos Academy of Medicine where she trained towards becoming a doctor. Allura graduated from the academy and became a medical trainee within the Galactic Empire. After causing a foul-up during her posting on Denon, Allura was sentenced to incarceration at an Imperial prison on the Outer Rim world of Dathomir, eventually becoming the facility’s medical supervisor after her sentence had ended. During her time on Dathomir, Allura’s medical knowledge was exploited by the prison’s warden, Garis Lorvan. Lorvan coerced Allura to serve him as a torturer, though she occasionally tried to attain the trust of her patients without inflicting pain on them. Regardless, Allura was forced to undertake Lorvan’s orders submissively.

Allura’s Force-sensitivity was discovered when an Inquisitor known as Lyon Olof took control of the prison in response to incursions by Nightsisters. Allura was interrogated by Olof when she was suspected of being a Nightsister spy. After her potential was realized, Allura was eventually convinced by Olof to become a member of the Inquisitorius herself. After completing her training at the College of the Inquisition, Allura worked as an interrogator at the organization’s headquarters on Prakith.

Allura was eventually given her first assignment, which was to root out a suspected terrorist faction on world of Dakshee. Allura worked with an Imperial Intelligence Major known as Orem Ducat, and she was eventually able to establish the identities of the terrorist ringleaders. However, without consulting Allura beforehand, Orem Ducat oversaw the complete massacre of the ringleaders afterward. Following the end of the assignment, Allura was deemed unready to become an Inquisitor in full.

Early life and medical career
Allura Drayneen was born on Yir Tangee in the Colonies Regions and grew up during the waning days of the Galactic Republic. Her ultimate ambition was to persevere towards a successful career in medical care, hoping to become a doctor. After choosing to leave her home planet, Allura attended the Byblos Academy of Medicine where she was placed under the tutorship of a Mon Calamari Professor known as Nasgi Afi. During her time on Byblos, Allura studied towards becoming a doctor and showed much eagerness to succeed, however, her idealistic attitude often conflicted with the views of the more experienced and pragmatic Nasgi Afi. Afi often criticized Allura’s concern for others, stating that it would merely distract her from her job and hold her back from becoming a more successful doctor.

After Allura finally graduated, she was immediately contacted by representatives of the Galactic Empire who offered to employ her. Attracted by their offer, Allura accepted and was recruited into Imperial Intelligence where she worked and trained towards becoming a medical officer within the organization. There, Allura received a considerable amount of training to ensure that her medical knowledge was up to the high Imperial standards. Due to her performance, Allura managed to impress her superiors, who predicted that she was on the right track towards becoming a fully-fledged medical specialist within the Galactic Empire. Allura was eventually stationed at one of the Intelligence Bureau’s divisions on the world of Denon, a posting that she became very satisfied with.

At some point during her posting on Denon, Allura was invited by some of her fellow graduates to a small celebration after a long shift of work. Due to forgetfulness, however, Allura overlooked the fact that she was on standby for emergency duties at the time. By sheer coincidence, Allura was unexpectedly called back on the same night of her celebration after a fuel tank exploded in the mid-city levels of Denon which resulted in thirty-nine casualties. After hastily making her way back, Allura was required to quickly prescribe a dosage of painkiller for the injured victims. Due to being rushed back on such a short notice, as well as being moderately inebriated, Allura was unable to concentrate properly. As a result, Allura accidentally prescribed an incorrect dosage and was consequently responsible for the deaths of seven injured patients who could have been saved had they been given the correct dosage.

After Allura realized the consequences of her mistake, she was mortified by the incident and disgraced in the eyes of her superiors. Although she knew that the foul-up might have inevitably ruined her medical career, at the time, Allura felt more shame over the fact that she had caused a large amount of harm due to a simple error. Allura’s superiors perceived her actions as a show of inexcusable incompetence and negligence. Thus, she was scheduled by her superiors to be demoted and discharged from her posting within Imperial Intelligence and to be relocated from Denon. Allura was also sentenced to serve seventeen months of imprisonment, eventually being dispatched to an Imperial prison located on the backwater Outer Rim world of Dathomir.

Working on Dathomir
At some point during Allura’s sentence, the warden of the Imperial prison, Garis Lorvan, offered to abbreviate her prison term on the condition that she worked for him within the prison and followed his orders. Allura accepted Lorvan’s proposal and eventually served as a medical supervisor for the facility. Allura, however, became dejected by her reassignment and regarded it a disaster. This was not only due to the conditions that she was forced to work in, which she found particularly grim and forbidding, but also due to the slim likelihood that she would ever advance from her position; it shattered her hopes of a successful, prosperous livelihood. Despite her disillusionment, Allura concentrated on working as diligently as she could without becoming distracted, hoping that with time she would gain enough favor with her superiors to get her career back on more encouraging tracks.

During Allura’s occupation as a medical supervisor on Dathomir, Garis Lorvan perceived her medical skills as an opportunity to further his own personal goals. With little choice other than to comply, Allura eventually became a submissive servant of the warden, carrying out Lorvan's orders personally without question. Allura was forced to break her medical oath to “do no harm,” using her medical knowledge, under the observation of Lorvan, to inflict pain on some of the prisoners during interrogation sessions. In particular, Allura was instructed by Lorvan to alter the programming of the facility’s medical droids, therefore allowing them to conduct torture. Despite Lorvan’s orders, however, Allura began to develop her own methods of coercing the prisoners in the warden’s absence. Rather than torturing them for information, Allura sometimes attempted persuade her subjects to trust her enough to disclose the information willingly without harming them.

Even though she was initially reluctant to undertake Lorvan’s orders, considering them unnecessarily cruel, Allura gradually conceded to the warden’s coercion and became less unwilling to conduct torture on the prisoners. She also began to feel less guilt over her fateful blunder on Denon, as well as the betrayal of her medical oath. Her feelings of regret developed into bitterness, and she began to feel as though she did not fully deserve her demotion. Believing that she had reached a dead end in her medical career, Allura became very fearful of losing her posting on Dathomir, despite not being completely satisfied with it. Thus, she became willing to carry out Lorvan’s orders; not out of loyalty, but solely for what she perceived as the benefit of keeping her job as a medical specialist.

Discovery and recruitment
At some point during Allura’s time on Dathomir, a member of the Imperial Inquisitorius known as Lyon Olof arrived at the prison in response to a number of attempted raids on the facility by indigenous marauders. After examining first-hand accounts of the raids, Olof eventually determined that the marauders were a group of native Force-sensitive people known as Nightsisters, a splinter group of the Witches of Dathomir. After a Nightsister encampment was located by scouts, Olof proceeded with a squadron of stormtroopers, hoping to personally eradicate them. The Nightsisters, however, managed to overwhelm most of the task force and Olof was forced to retreat after being critically injured. Olof was rushed back to the prison’s medical clinic where Allura oversaw his treatment, assigning a number of medical droids to take care of his injuries.

Following Olof’s recovery, Allura began to notice the Inquisitor’s growing wariness towards her. Unknown to Allura, Olof’s suspicions were caused by her own Force-sensitivity, due to which he began to connect her to the Nightsisters he had encountered in the wastes of Dathomir. Thus, Allura was eventually arrested and placed under interrogation by Olof personally. During the interrogation, Allura was questioned thoroughly on various aspects of her life. Allura was mystified by Inquisitor Olof’s suspicion towards her, though nonetheless, she answered all of the questions that were given to her. However, she omitted details about her role as a torturer. Due to this, Allura grew nervous under the Inquisitor’s scrutiny and found it difficult to remain confident during the interrogation session.

After Allura gave her statement, Olof accused her of being a Nightsister spy. Allura was confused by Olof’s accusation and firmly denied it, though the Inquisitor was unconvinced by Allura’s denial and eventually employed a more forceful method in order to confirm whether she was an undercover Nightsister agent or not. He used his abilities with the Force to invade Allura’s mind, hoping to pry the truth from her by scrutinizing her own memories. During the process, Olof was able to look deep inside of Allura’s mind, pinpointing all her memories. To Allura’s relief and Olof’s disappointment, the Inquisitor was also able to confirm that she was not a Nightsister agent. Due to the intensity of the procedure, however, Allura was left exhausted and was forced to spend some time recovering.

Following Allura’s recovery, she was approached by Olof once again. Olof informed Allura that he regarded her as a suitable candidate to become a potential Inquisitor, mainly due to her Force-sensitivity. In actual fact, Allura was merely deemed by Olof as someone who could be easily molded into an effective agent of the Galactic Empire; he hoped to gain favor with his own superiors by recruiting a prospective new member. Thus, Olof presented Allura with the offer of joining the Inquisitorius, though Allura was initially uncertain about his offer. Olof then used his recently gained knowledge about Allura’s past to his advantage, revealing that he knew about her role as a torturer, and thus making his offer look like an attractive option in an attempt to sway her.

After being presented with what she perceived to be a unique opportunity to pursue a potentially more successful career, Allura was taken aback by the proposal. Despite Olof’s urging, however, Allura chose to spend some time contemplating her decision. After returning to her work within the prison, Allura remained uncertain and constantly brooded over thoughts about her medical career and the offer given to her by Olof. Allura became fascinated by the possible rewards that she would gain if she accepted the offer, but also apprehensive about whether it would have been worth abandoning her profession as a medical specialist that she thought she had worked hard to attain. After much contemplation, Allura eventually came to her final decision and accepted Olof’s offer of joining the Inquisitorius.

The Inquisitorius
Allura was put through a rigorous selection process before she was finally admitted for training and inducted into the College of the Inquisition. With the tutelage of various Inquisitor teachers, Allura was taught about the principles of the Inqusitorius, an organization that dedicated to eliminating any remnants of the Jedi Order, as well as rooting out potential threats to the Galactic Empire. Whilst learning about the various aspects of the role that she would play within the Empire, Allura was also taught about her connection to the Force and was trained to use its power to her advantage. After much intensive instruction and preparation, Allura’s tuition at the College of the Inquisition was deemed complete. Having completed her initial training, Allura became an apprentice within the organization’s retinue and served at the Citadel Inquisitorius on Prakith, working mainly as an interrogator.

At some point following the completion of her training, Allura was eventually presented with an opportunity to prove to that she was worthy of becoming an Inquisitor in full. Hoping to determine her strengths and weaknesses, Allura’s superiors presented her with an official assignment to assist an Imperial Governor known as Gerald Weizel in rooting out a suspected terrorist network on the world of Dakshee. For the duration of the mission, Allura was assigned to work in conjunction with Orem Ducat, a Major within Imperial Intelligence who acted as the senior advisor for Gerald Weizel. After being given her assignment, Allura proceeded with hopes of fulfilling her potential role as an Inquisitor by reinforcing the presence of the Galactic Empire on Dakshee—a planet that was marked by constant unrest and agitation against Imperial rule.

Throughout her mission, Allura found herself at odds with Orem Ducat, who exhibited much distrust for the Inquisitorious and was unwilling to cooperate with her as a result. Regardless, Allura commenced her assignment by increasing the number of Imperial patrols around the capital city of Dakshee, hoping to pressurize the terrorists into showing themselves. Eventually, a group of terrorists were arrested within one of the city’s districts after a foiled bombing attempt on an Imperial checkpoint. Ducat and his own officers immediately claimed custody of the prisoners and placed them under interrogation, hoping to discover the identities of whoever was giving them their orders. Even though she was not involved in the initial questioning, Allura assisted the Intelligence officers by modifying the programming of their own interrogation droids, using her past experience with medical droids to ensure that they would undertake their functions efficiently.

Even after being exposed to various methods of coercion, however, the prisoners still refused to divulge any information. Realizing that the captured terrorists would have become more vulnerable to persuasion following their initial interrogation, Allura then intervened. Utilizing her own newly gained abilities with the Force, she hoped to induce the terrorists through empathetic interrogation. Ducat disregarded Allura’s method, though despite this, she remained patient in her endeavor. After spending several hours questioning the terrorists, to the surprise of Ducat and his intelligence officers, Allura had successfully managed to coerce one of the captured terrorists into willingly confessing the needed information. It was determined that several of the planet’s trade union heads were secretly ringleaders of a terrorist organization that was known as the Justice Action Network.

Immediately after obtaining the information, Allura planned on arresting each of the terrorist ringleaders and prepared a warrant to authorize their incarceration. Unknown to Allura, however, Major Orem Ducat had quickly organized a task force with the intention of raiding the trade centre building where the identified terrorist ringleaders were located, hoping to eliminate them all. By the time Allura realized that Ducat planned on undertaking the mass execution, she was already too late to intervene. The massacre was later covered up by Imperial Intelligence, who fabricated a false identity known as “Brella Temior” in order to openly place responsibility of the terrorist threat on the Justice Action Network, thus throwing support in favor of the Galactic Empire.

Allura reported the overall outcome of the assignment to her superiors, who were satisfied by how the situation had been resolved, though also disappointed over the fact that Allura had been unable to take the ringleaders into custody herself. In response to this, Allura claimed that she had planned on arresting the terrorists, but was unable to because of the lack of cooperation from Major Orem Ducat, whom she believed held a personal grudge against the Inquisitorius and thus deliberately had the leaders eliminated to prevent her from taking them into custody. Despite Allura’s attempts to explain her side of the affair, however, she was reprimanded by her superiors, who believed that she was merely making excuses. Overall, Allura was deemed unready to become an Inquisitor in full, and thus she was sent back to the Citadel Inquisitorius where she continued working as an interrogator.

Personality and traits
Allura Drayneen was said to have been empathetic towards those whom she trusted or considered close to her. However, Allura’s supposedly compassionate nature masked a desire to advance herself by pursing a career that she regarded as worthwhile. As a result, Allura possessed an idealistic outlook on her life and was easily discouraged when the choices she made did not proceed as she desired. During her time as a medical student on Byblos, Allura was also deemed to have been a very naïve and forgetful individual, exhibiting a tendency to become distracted by her own imaginings of success to the extent where she would overlook potentially serious issues. Allura’s absentmindedness resulted in her demotion, which ultimately hindered her medical career and led to her future disillusionment.

During her time on Dathomir, Allura became committed to her duties to the point of complete submissiveness, complying with the orders given to her by Garis Lorvan, despite not agreeing to them completely. Due to her fear of further blemishing her medical career, Allura was reluctant to disobey these orders and willingly betrayed her medical oath to “do no harm” purely for the sake of her job. Wishing to retain her reputation, she also had no qualms about lying in an attempt to conceal these past actions, which showed when she was interrogated by Inquisitor Lyon Olof. After accepting Olof’s offer of joining the Inquisitorius, Allura considered the admission her last chance to pursue a successful career and had confidence in everything that she was taught at the College of the Inquisition.

As a result of the disappointment and frustration that she experienced over her medical career, Allura developed a fear of failure which caused her to become apprehensive and hesitant in situations that required her to act assertively. During her first assignment as a member of the Inquisitorius on Dakshee, Allura grew frustrated by Orem Ducat’s lack of cooperation. Rather than confronting him about it, however, Allura tolerated Orem’s attitude and was confident enough to believe that he would become more obliging after she had proven herself to be proficient. Allura’s lenience later backfired when Orem ordered the massacre of the terrorist ringleaders without consulting her in advance. Allura’s superiors later criticized her lack of assertiveness and claimed that it would hold her back from her potential.

Powers and abilities
Allura Drayneen was Force-sensitive and possessed a form of empathy which allowed her to sense emotions through the Force. Throughout her medical career, it was because of this ability that Allura exhibited an aptitude for understanding the feelings of others, especially those who were close to her. As a result, she had a particular skill for persuading other individuals to trust her, which showed during her service under Garis Lorvan. Allura, however, did not understand the true nature behind this ability and consequently lacked any control over it. Due to this, Allura sometimes became overly curious and concerned about the feelings of others and was often distracted from her medical duties accordingly.

As a member of the Inquisitorius, Allura was trained to make the most of her potential with the Force as an interrogator, a role that she ultimately specialized in. During her training at the College of the Inquisition, Allura began to develop a technique which allowed her to manipulate her subject’s feelings through the Force. Ideally, it was intended to make her subjects more open to suggestion, giving Allura the opportunity to gradually earn their trust and obtain valuable information from them, sometimes by making them believe that she was actually on their side. Allura utilized this ability during her assignment on Dakshee and successfully verified the identities of the Justice Action Network terrorist ringleaders.

Due to her former role as a medical specialist, Allura possessed a certain degree of expertise in the handling and usage of medical droids. After her relocation to Dathomir, Allura’s knowledge was exploited by Garis Lorvan, who ordered her to modify the programming of the Imperial prison’s medical droids so that they would conduct torture on the inmates of the facility. During her first assignment within the Inquisitorius on Dakshee, Allura used her past experience in this area to her advantage by adjusting the programming of the interrogation droids utilized by Orem Ducat’s Imperial Intelligence officers, hoping that the droids would have been able to carry out their functions with more effectiveness.

Behind the scenes
Allura Drayneen was created by the Star Wars Fanon wiki user known as Nacen in March 2009. The author based the character on the pre-existing canon character Drayneen, who originates from the Rebellion Era Sourcebook, a supplement to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. The sourcebook provides information on material from the era of the original trilogy Star Wars films.

During the development of Allura Drayneen, the initial intention of the author was to create a completely original Dark Jedi character set during the time of the Galactic Civil War, as opposed to basing it on a canon character. However, after spending much time researching the dark side organizations of the Galactic Empire, such as the Inquisitorius, the author eventually decided to expand on the small amount of information within Drayneen’s canon article on Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki. The author intended to retain specific traits of the canon Drayneen, such as her ability to acquire information from captured prisoners and her unpopularity with Imperial Intelligence.

The author derived the character’s first name from the word allure, meaning the power to attract or entice. The name was intended by the author to reflect how Allura was constantly attracted by dreams and imaginings of success throughout her life. The name also reflects how Allura attempted to entice her subjects into trusting her when interrogating them.