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[@Skelm] What's funny is that I never really see political characters on SW.
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Yeah, aside from the Prequels and briefly in Rogue One, they're pretty scarce. 

Have you read Bloodline? It takes place six years before the events of The Force Awakens and it focuses on Leia's time in the Galactic Senate. It has a lot of political themes and deals with the inner workings of the New Republic. It's actually where I got the inspiration to create my character.