Riij Winward was a male Human character from Legends who worked as a procurement specialist within the Rebel Alliance. Around the time of the famed Battle of Yavin, he found himself stationed on the desert planet of Tatooine.
Winward's origins trace back to Calius saj Leeloo situated on the world of Berchest. To avoid being conscripted into the Imperial military like his older brother, he secretly boarded a freighter in an attempt to escape the Empire's grasp. Upon the freighter's arrival at the Alliance Fleet, Winward was discovered and subsequently enlisted in the Rebel Alliance.
During 0 BBY, Winward played a role in assisting Shada D'ukal and Karoly D'ulin, who were at the time using the guise of the Tonnika sisters, in their escape from a local jail located in Mos Eisley. His objective was to obtain intelligence regarding the Hammertong, an early prototype component used in the Death Star II's laser system. Although the Mistryl Shadow Guards prevented him from taking the weapon part itself, Winward managed to abscond with their astromech droid, known as D4, along with a technical schematic of the device, promising to return it after the Alliance had analyzed the information.
In 2 ABY, he received orders alongside Rathe Palror to safeguard a shipment of blasters that had been smuggled to Derra IV by Haber Trell and Maranne Darmic. However, during their mission, they were taken prisoner by the Imperial Star Destroyer Admonitor. Captain Dagon Niriz then tasked them with delivering a mysterious cargo to Coronet on Corellia. While they were on Corellia, he and Rathe engaged in a near-fatal confrontation with the Brommstaad Mercenaries and even provided Corran Horn with reasons to consider joining the Rebellion.