Arathab Fal

Arathab Fal was a Tarnab male who was a wanted murderer during the High Republic Era.

Biography

Fal acted as the agent of an individual who claimed to be the upper ranks of the Nihil marauder organization, wishing to sell a weapon.^[3] Fal did this in collaboration with Chadra-Fan doctor Kisma Uttersond.^[7] On the planet Coruscant, Fal met with the criminal Urk Panga and Keefar Branto, a reformed criminal^[2] and undercover Galactic Republic operative.^[3] When the detective Sian Holt followed Branto to investigate why he was associating with criminals, Fal emerged from the shadows and attacked them, shooting Panga dead. Branto and Holt attempted to flee, but the Tarnab also killed the former. Holt was knocked down, and though she managed to reach for her blaster and fire back at Fal before falling unconscious,^[2] the Tarnab escaped, moving on to Vorzyd V, where he once again attempted to sell the item.^[3] Sometime later, Fal became a member of the Nihil, and served as one of Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro's She'ar.^[6] While a member of the She'ar, Fal was killed during an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Ro.^[8]

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Skills and abilities

Tharnab was a proficient warrior, he was skilled with a blaster but his true talent layed in close quarters combat and his weapon of choice was the Electrostaff.^[2] Despite his large size he was a master of stealth and was known to attack his victims from the shadows.^[3][9]

Appearances

• The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 1 (First appearance)
• The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 2
• The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 3
• The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 4
• The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 5 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
• The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 4
• The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (and audiobook)
• The High Republic Adventures (2023) 8
• The High Republic Adventures: Crash and Burn
• The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• The High Republic Adventures (2023) 15 (Cover only)

Sources

• The Jedi and the Republic Join Forces in Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #2 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Arathab Fal)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Show: The Fallen Star, the Nameless First Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
• NYCC 2024: All the Star Wars News and Reveals from New York Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 230 (Picture only)
• "Star Wars: The High Republic Companion: Phase III: Trials of the Jedi" — Star Wars Insider 234 (Picture only)

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