Arien Yage was a Human female commissioned as a Captain in the Navy of the Imperial Remnant. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, she held command of the Imperial frigate Widowmaker, and following the Battle of Borosk she and her crew joined the expedition of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, in his attempts to locate Zonama Sekot, under the orders of Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon.