Sei Taria

"Valorum's trophy. A vision in burgundy septsilk, and the woman who, according to the Senate rumor mill, warms our Supreme Chancellor's bed at night. I have occasionally wondered if her underclothes are as fine as her robes&mdash;but only Finis would know for sure."

- Sheev Palpatine

Sei Taria was a female Human from Spira who served as the Staff Aide of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum in the Galactic Republic, as well as his mistress.

History
Born on Spira in 62 BBY, Sei Taria embarked on a political career that took her from her homeworld to the center of the Galactic Republic on Coruscant as Staff Aide to Finis Valorum during his beleaguered tenure as Supreme Chancellor. She turned their working relationship into a physical one, beginning an affair, but though she was politically astute Taria was considered to be little more than Valorum's trophy in the whispers that circulated the Senate Building. She was seen as just another glamorous woman on his arm as he attended the Coruscant Opera and the Skysitter Restaurant. Though already wealthy, Sei benefited from wealth and fine fashion, but during the many years they conducted their affair, Finis also took lovers including Adi Gallia and the powerful skin trader Lilith.

She worked alongside Vice Chair Mas Amedda and Finis's aide Silman, but able to sense the shifting winds of politics, Taria also engendered relationships with Senator Sheev Palpatine and his aide Kinman Doriana. Palpatine himself also believed Taria to be Valorum's trophy, though he wondered what she looked like beneath her fine septsilk clothing. She grew close to Palpatine, whom she saw as something of a mentor figure, and had a brief romance with Doriana.

Taria's position was threatened when Queen Padmé Amidala of the Naboo delegation called for a Vote of No Confidence in Chancellor Valorum. He was succeeded by Palpatine, and Sei attempted a posterior attempt to join the new chancellor's growing power base by literally offering her posterior to him. However, the gambit failed, and once Palpatine deposed Valorum, rumor suggested that Taria was targeted by Sly Moore, inflicted with a combination of blackmail and sexual intimidation that allowed Moore to replace her as Staff Aide once her sexual domination successfully drove Taria from her post. Moore never commented on the claim that she precipitated Taria's departure in this manner.

Physical appearance and biology
Sei Taria was a Human female standing at 1.78 meters tall, weighing 64 kilograms, and possessing the vital statistics 36-30-38. She was a glamorous, tan-skinned individual with dark, chest-length hair and elegant, angular features. She favored fine clothing such as expensive burgundy septsilk robes and lingerie, including purple thigh-high stockings.

Personality and traits
Politically astute and able to sense the shifting winds of politics, Sei Taria engendered relationships during her career and even took Chancellor Valorum as her lover in an ongoing affair, using her body to seduce him. Cunning and wealthy, she had a penchant for fine clothing, though she was considered to be little more than Valorum's trophy. She was rumored to have fallen to blackmail and sexual intimidation by Sly Moore at the end of her tenure as Staff Aide.

Behind the scenes
Sei Taria was portrayed by British actress in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.