Jallar Golin was a Human male Emperor's Hand who served Emperor Palpatine during the Galactic Civil War. Born in the turbulent Outer Rim Territories, Golin eventually joined the Imperial Army on Coruscant, where he caught the attention of the Emperor. Palpatine taught Golin how to control his hatred through the dark side of the Force and molded him into one of his Hands. Persistent in his goals and calculating in his methods, Golin made an effective operative for the Emperor. Palpatine later sent Golin on a mission to investigate a disturbance in the Force on the planet Yorgraxx. Once there, Golin surveyed the immediate area and tracked the disturbance to a Sith fortress, where he confronted a mixed group of Rebel Alliance and Imperial personnel.