Naytha Alutana was a female Twi'lek escort who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. Alutana began life as a slave and she was eventually purchased from a slaving pen by Thurm Loogg, a senior Metatheran Cartel official, and she entered the service of the Cartel. In about 31 BBY, Loogg sent Alutana to act as an escort for Merik Darou, the assistant of Lavina Wren, the senator of the Cularin system, as part of a plan developed by Loogg to put the senator into his debt. Alutana spent some time with Darou on the planet Cularin and she was with him when he entered a coma as a result of consuming some tainted ryll. The Twi'lek immediately called some private medical personnel an ensured that they took care of Darou, then traveled to a Cartel officer-cruiser to report to Loogg o