Niles Ferrier

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Niles Ferrier

Niles Ferrier was aHumanmale ship thief who in9 ABY worked as an agent forGrand AdmiralThrawn during hiscampaign to conquerthe galaxy, helping with efforts to find theKatana fleet and trying to undermine the embryonicSmugglers' Alliance. He was known for his habitual use ofcigarras.

Biography[]

Around1 BBY, Ferrier encounteredLando Calrissian onPhraetiss.

WhenGrand AdmiralThrawn put out the word among fringe groups that theGalactic Empire would pay well forwarships, Ferrier, a competent ship-thief, tried to answer the call by stealing ships from theNew Republic Defense Fleet at theSluis Van shipyard. He was deflected from this course of action by Calrissian who suggested that Ferrier try his luck at theCavrilhu Pirates' base onAmorris. Ferrier successfully stole threeSienar patrol ships from the pirates and took them to the Empire.

After searching for more warships he succeeded in deliveringCaptainHoffner, who knew where theKatana fleet rested, to Thrawn. Nonetheless, his stupidity tried Thrawn's patience on many occasions, most notably when Ferrier bribed anImperial lieutenant to attack a smuggler's meeting.^[5] The assault backfired, resulting in the very Smuggler's Alliance that Thrawn was trying to prevent.

Threatened by Thrawn, Ferrier attended the smuggler's meeting onHijarna wherehis wraith held the rest of the smuggling leaders hostage while Ferrier tried to frameTalon Karrde for the Imperial attack on the smugglers at their first meeting. When that failed because of a careless choice of words, Ferrier attempted to escape in hismodified Corellian gunship, only to be destroyed in mid-flight byMazzic'sPreybird fighters.

Personality and traits[]

Niles' presence was almost always easily detectable due to his frequent and constant use ofcigarras, which gave him a unique, easily-recognizable scent in crowds. This allowedLuke Skywalker to find him usingForce smell. Niles Ferrier made one very significant, though unintentional, contribution to the efforts of the New Republic. During the beginning of theThrawn campaign, the New Republic leadership learned that a tactical genius, possibly a Grand Admiral, had assumed command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet. Despite access to volumes of Imperial records and contacts such as information brokers, the New Republic was unable to learn the identity of the mystery Grand Admiral. It wasn't until Niles Ferrier confrontedHan Solo and Lando Calrissian about the hunt for the Katana Fleet that he let Thrawn's name slip.

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Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Rebellion
• Dark Force Rising(andunabridged audiobook)(First appearance, in book)
• Dark Force Rising abridged audiobook
• The Last Command(andunabridged audiobook)

Sources[]

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• Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
• Wanted by Cracken
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• The Last Command Sourcebook
• The Essential Guide to Characters
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
• Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• "The Smugglers Alliance" —Star Wars Gamer 3
• "Ships of the Smuggler's Alliance" —Star Wars Gamer 4
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 5THR 1-4: Grand Admiral Thrawn
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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