A researcher and scientist hailing from Gala, Mali Errat lived long ago as an ancient Galacian. When the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn were sent to Gala to oversee the selection of Queen Veda's replacement, Kenobi sought Errat's expertise to ascertain whether the Queen was the victim of poisoning. Errat analyzed the palace's food, discovering that dimilatis, a Gala-native herb found in its sea plains, was the poison, and proceeded to create an antitoxin.