Yarna d'al' Gargan

Yarna d'al' Gargan was a female Askajian whose father was a tribal chief back on her homeworld of Askaji. She was captured by slavers and transported to the desert planet of Tatooine, where the Hutt crime lord, Jabba Desilijic Tiure bought her. As an enslaved being, she was forced to serve him as a dancing girl at his palace.

Captured

Yarna d'al' Gargan's people on Askaji lived in tribes led by chiefs, one of whom was her father, and she would dance for the honor of her tribe. She was married to Nautag and the mother of four cublings.

One day, however, she and her family were captured by slavers and brought to the desert planet Tatooine, where Jabba the Hutt bought them. When Nautag attempted to rebel, the Hutt fed him to his pet rancor, Pateesa, and Yarna's cublings were sent to Jabba's townhouse in Mos Eisley.

Jabba kept numerous enslaved dancers at his palace in the Dune Sea. Yarna became one of the dancing girls, and although she hated the Hutt, she became close to some of his palace regulars and knew how to avoid Jabba's temper. Considering her to be his favorite performer, one of Jabba's whims was forcing her to wear makeup to look more like his mother, and her increased size was meant to resemble a Hutt's. Her slow and deliberate dances contrasted with those of the young Twi'lek, Oola, with whom she often performed duets in front of Jabba's throne.