A native of Churba, he was an Imperial
Intelligence agent working for Ysanne Isard. He resembled a taller, younger
Willhuf Tarkin in nearly every aspect. He was a thin, hawk-faced man with
a sharp widow's peak. He has a nearly perfect memory, which he used to
his advantage. He spent some time working with Gil Bastra on Corellia,
where Bastra continually got under Loor's skin and kept the agent off-balance.
When Bastra forged IDs for Corran Horn, Iella and Diric Wessiri, and himself,
then fled the system to defect to the Alliance, Kirtan Loor began what
would become a life-long quest to hunt them down. Bastra thwarted all of
Loor's attempts by leading him down false trails, using Loor's near-perfect
memory to his advantage whenever possible. Loor finally succeeded in capturing
Bastra about two and a half years after the Battle of Endor, but Bastra
died during interrogation before divulging any useful data. Loor was then
recruited by Ysanne Isard to hunt down Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron.
She used the fact that Corran Horn was now in Rogue Squadron as further
incentive. However, deep down, Kirtan Loor was frightened of Corran Horn.
He knew that Horn was more violent and driven to escape than Loor could
imagine. Loor knew that, if Corran Horn ever caught up with him, that Horn
would shoot first and ask questions later. When Isard began plotting to
return a diseased Coruscant to the New Republic, Kirtan became the go-between
for Isard's secret agent within Rogue Squadron, who was believed to be
Tycho Celchu. Using an implanted code phrase, Loor contacted his agent
and obtained vital information on the plan to have the Rogues infiltrate
Coruscant to gain information on its defenses. Loor played his part to
perfection, keeping Isard abreast of the Rogues' activities. Isard, however,
had more plans for Loor. She knew that when she turned Coruscant - already
infected with the Krytos virus - over to the Republic, she would need an
agent on the planet. She chose Kirtan for this duty, much to his chagrin.
He was chosen to head up the Palpatine Counterinsurgency Faction [it was
called the "Palpatine Counter-insurgency Front" in The Krytos Trap
(Devi's remark)], which he did with the best of his abilities. When Fliry
Vorru was set loose by the Republic to head the Imperial City People's
Militia, Loor was caught in Vorru's web and rendered a subordinate in the
plans Isard had for Coruscant. He became fed up with the situation, not
to mention the growing ability of the New Republic to fend off Imperial
attacks, and offered himself and a great deal of data to Nawara Ven. Ven
was acting as Celchu's lawyer, in the trial to discover the murderer of
Corran Horn. Loor knew that Celchu wasn't responsible, and offered to provide
this information to Ven in exchange for certain freedoms. Ven agreed, and
met Iella Wessiri to bring him to the Imperial Justice Building. However,
while exiting the turbolift to the prosecutor's chambers, Loor was shot
to death by Diric Wessiri. Wessiri, believing that the "mystery witness"
would be Evir Derricote, waited in ambush and started firing when the doors
opened. Ven took a shot in the hip, and Diric was shot to death by his
own wife, who believed him to be an assassin.
(from
the Completely
Unoffical Star
Wars Encyclopedia on TF.N)