Yarna d'al' Gargan

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Yarna d'al' Gargan was a longtime Askajian dancer from Askaj at Jabba's Palace. She was present during the presentation of the Max Rebo Band.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

The daughter of an Askaji tribal chief, Yarna married Nautag d'al' Gargan. They had many children together. While raising her cubs with Nautag on Askaj around 3 ABY, they were taken as slaves to Tatooine, and were then bought by Jabba. Nautag was killed by Jabba's rancor while trying to defend them. Although she detested her boss and owner, she was nonetheless close friends with some of the various patrons of the palace.

She claimed that her name "Yarna" translated to Basic as "pretty". However, her beauty was often hidden by the wart makeup Jabba forced her to wear, saying that it reminded him of his mother, or in this case, Zorba Desilijic Tiure. Also, the normally slender woman was made to store as much water as possible in order to increase her girth, thus furthering the resemblance to a Hutt - weight she would eventually lose again after Jabba's death.

After escaping Jabba's palace and rescuing her cubs with Doallyn, they became traders. She occasionally danced to earn extra credits—in fact, she even danced the Dance of the Seventy Violet Veils at the wedding of Han Solo and Leia where she would be spotted by a designer and became the model for his jeweled brassieres. After that Doallyn managed her career as a model.

She had two daughters, named Luka and Leia after Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, and a son named Nautag, after his father. Yarna's children became a jizz swing band, and together they toured the Galaxy.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Yarna d'al' Gargan was portrayed by the late Claire Davenport in Return of the Jedi.

[edit] Appearances

• Payback: The Tale of Dengar
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale
• A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale
• Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale
• Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale
• Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?

[edit] Sources

• Who's Who in Jabba's Palace
• The Essential Guide to Characters
• The Essential Guide to Alien Species
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 64 (DAL1-2, Yarna d'al Gargan)
•  Yarna d'al' Gargan in the Databank
•  "Jabba's Palace Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Sergeant Doallyn)
•  "Jabba's Palace Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Yarna D'al' Gargan)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

[edit] Notes and references