Grandfer

The capitalization in this article's title is conjectural.

Although this article's title is canonical, its actual capitalization is pure conjecture.

"[…] you didn't see how the people looked at me, Mother. Even friends, like Grandfer Aurin. They've heard rumors…lies…"

―Marda Ro, to the Path of the Open Hand's leader, the Mother^[1]

Grandfer was a title held by Aurin, an Umbaran who resided on the Outer Rim planet Dalna during the High Republic Era.^[2] In 382 BBY,^[3] Aurin welcomed their friend—Path of the Open Hand member Marda Ro—in a market within Dalna's Ferdan village.^[2] However, when Ro visited the grandfer following the Path's involvement in the Battle of Jedha^[1] later that year,^[3] they acted cold and wary toward her.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The title of grandfer first appeared in the 2022 young-adult novel The High Republic: Path of Deceit, written by Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's^[2] Phase II.^[4] Within the novel, the title first debuted in a chapter written by Gratton.^[5] Gratton confirmed its intent to be used as a title for Aurin on Twitter.^[6]