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This redirect is about the Ryn character from the 'New Jedi Order' series. For the human character from the 'Tales of the Jedi', see Ulic Qel-Droma.

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Droma is a member of the Ryn race from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, introduced in Agents of Chaos: Hero's Trial, the fourth novel of the New Jedi Order series.

Species

Ryn are a humanoid race. Their bodies are covered in fur that primarily grows in a short fuzz all around, with the exception of their human-like hair and the human-like mustaches on the men. They also have prehensile tails, excellent for grasping things. The Ryn are something of the Gypsies of Star Wars, and are clearly based on them. They are nomadic, with no knowledge of their original homeworld, and are either hated, ignored, or quietly despised in every corner of the Galaxy, notably such areas as the Corporate Sector, are fond of dance, song, and the enjoyment of life. A peculiar habit of theirs is that a Ryn cannot sleep in the same location twice.

They apparently once had an impressive warrior tradition on their homeworld, but that was, save for their tendency to fight tenaciously, apparently lost, although Sabacc, the popular card game that took the place of Pazaak in terms of card game prominence, is derived from their use of it as a fortune telling tool in their auguries. These auguries are today favored by Hutts, who have a superstitious belief in the card tellings (that may not be entirely unjustified when the Force comes into play.)

History

Droma meets Han Solo in a chance encounter on the Jubilee Wheel space station, during a Yuuzhan Vong attack on Ord Mantell in the early stages of the war. Teaming up to help several other inhabitants of the station to escape, Droma takes on the role of Solo's copilot, providing a replacement for Chewbacca.

Droma remained with Han for the next year, assisting with the refugee resettlement effort and serving as Han's second. Droma and Han parted ways during the Yuuzhan Vong attack on Duro; Droma flying a bulk freighter full of refugees while Han reunited with his family.

Following this, Droma disappeared, spending the next two years organising the 'Ryn Underground', in order to help the many people of his species that were killed and using the fellow members of his race to provide intelligence and support to the Galactic Alliance and Vong-subjugated populations.

Appearances

Droma appears in the following New Jedi Order novels. He also has an influencing role as the 'Head Ryn' from the Force Heretic storyarc onwards.

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