Javul Charn was a Human female holostar and member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. After her parents were killed by Imperial forces when she was fourteen years old, Charn and her younger brother, Ayx, moved to live with a family friend on the Outer Rim planet Tatooine. When she was old enough, she joined the Rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Due to her talents as a singer, dancer and actor, the Rebels set her up as a performer on the Corellian circuit under the name Alai Jance, using her tours to smuggle cargo and information between Rebel cells. During this time, Charn entered into a relationship with Hityamun Kris, a Vigo in the Black Sun crime syndicate. The two were engaged to be married, but Charn broke off their relationship after discoveri