Niclara Varnillian was a human female from Alderaan who enlisted in the Imperial Navy. As a member of the operations team, she participated in the Death Star's superlaser testing on her own planet, Alderaan. The destruction of her home planet seemingly had no impact on her. Before the Battle of Yavin, she was reassigned to the Imperial Star Destroyer Pulsar, where she served as chief gunnery officer under Commander Dor Reder.
During a leave on Ord Mantell, Varnillian spotted two Rebel agents, but she mishandled the mission to apprehend them, leading to the deaths of numerous Imperial soldiers. Consequently, she was demoted, but she stayed on the Pulsar until the Battle of Endor.
Following the Pulsar's surrender, Varnillian and a contingent of Imperial soldiers managed to commandeer a rebel transport and flee. Her last known activity involved leading a fleet of Imperial ships in assaults against New Republic facilities across the Outer Rim Territories.
- " Wanted by Cracken " — Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 (First mentioned)