Garm Bel Iblis was a Galactic Republic Senator of Corellia, a skilled military leader, and one of the co-founders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

In the Galactic Senate, Bel Iblis was a respected and charismatic political leader known for his balanced position on maintaining the rights of member worlds while installing a central government powerful enough to be useful. For this reason, Bel Iblis was one of the earliest opponents of Palpatine’s ever-expanding powers following his election to the seat of Supreme Chancellor. In an effort to diffuse the growing Separatist political crisis, Bel Iblis often spoke firmly on the Senate floor against the legality of member worlds.

Fearful of the dark influence that Palpatine and his Imperial supporters would exert upon Corellia and the galaxy at large, Bel Iblis began secretly building a political resistance group and met with other senators who shared his concerns. Bel Iblis found an unlikely ally in Bail Organa, who chose to stay close to Palpatine in an attempt to balance his power rather than oppose him. As Palpatine consolidated his New Order, Bel Iblis became one of his earliest targets. The charismatic Corellian had worked to undermine Palpatine's influence in the past, and had made an enemy of the new Emperor.

He called Organa and Senator Mon Mothma to a meeting on Corellia to discuss the future of their resistance forces. There, at the Corellian Meetings, Bel Iblis argued for a consolidation of the Alderaanian, Chandrilan and Corellian resistance forces into a single organization capable of striking at the Empire around the galaxy. Together, they drafted the Corellian Treaty that formed the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Between the three leaders a simple division of labor formed: Bel Iblis provided strategic and tactical advice, Organa supplied access to crucial resources and intelligence, and Mothma became the public face of the Alliance with her ability to inspire and unite beings. In time a schism in ideology between the three leaders developed. While Bel Iblis pressed for strong military recourse against Palpatine, the pacifist spirit of Mothma sought to minimize violence and bloodshed; the Corellian and Chandrilan argued relentlessly over the appropriate course for the Alliance, and it seemed that only Organa’s mediation kept the young Alliance from falling apart.

The death of Organa put the system out of balance. Bel Iblis watched as credit for establishing the Alliance went to Mothma, and more importantly for him, observed her gathering increasing influence and power within the Alliance. After accusing Mothma of wanting to overthrow Palpatine to merely rule in his place, Bel Iblis was released from the Alliance.

Despite the Rebel Alliance’s victory over the Empire at the Battle of Endor, Bel Iblis and his force remained hidden, waiting for Mon Mothma to make her bid for power. But as Bel Iblis watched the New Republic rise under Mon Mothma’s guidance, he realized that he had misjudged Mon Mothma. When he was approached to aid the New Republic, Bel Iblis agreed out of guilt for his stubbornness. Bel Iblis became an admired and respected Republic leader once again, and Corellians across the galaxy celebrated his public return. Mothma and Bel Iblis established a cordial but tenuous relationship.

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