Lady Valarian is a Whiphid and the owner of the Lucky Despot Cantina in Mos Eisley. She is one of the few Crime Lords that openly defies Jabba and proclaims herself as Jabba's chief rival on Tatooine. In addition to her hotel, Lady Valarian is attempting to move in on Jabba's other illegal activities. She believes that if she could remove Jabba from the picture, she could get a much bigger piece of the action in the Outer Rim. Her army of hired thugs include Scouts, Swoopers, Thieves, Enforcers and more.