Elara Dorne Elara Dorne was a female Human born into a prestigious military family on Dromund Kaas during the Great Galactic War . In only two years of service in Imperial army , she witnessed enough atrocities and war crimes to completely lose faith in the Empire and defect to the Galactic Republic . Given her flawless operational record , Elara was was allowed to join the Republic Military as personnel number 22 - 795 , becoming the sergeant of the Search and Rescue Squad 204 . When posted on Taris under Colonel Gaff , she volunteered to assist Havoc Squad with their secret mission after Gaff resued to cooperate . For her support , Republic Special Forces Division General Elin Garza offered Dorne a position in the Havoc Squad , which she gladly accepted . With the Havoc Squad , Elara Dorne participated in assignments to hunt down defector Harron Tavus and his followers , neutralize the Imperial " Gauntlet " superweapon , reclaim the Bastion during the Battle of Corellia and apprehend Imperial General Arkos Rakton , earning several Medals of Valor and a Gold Crescent . Elara helped her brother Aleksei Dorne to also defect to the Republic , which caused Republic Personnel Division Captain Kalor to suspect her of hiding information . Kalor sought to reopen inquiry about Elara ' s status as a defector , which threatened to pull her from active duty , but Dorne launched a preemptive strike , using Service Code 1 to require an immediate hearing with the Personnel Division and presenting the evidence of her every interaction with Kalor over the years . When the futility of the man ' s action became apparent , any suspicions regarding Elara were dropped , granting her full citizenship and legal status within the Galactic Republic . Elara Dorne remained a member of Havoc Squad for over five years , until the galaxy was invaded by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul . During the Eternal Empire conquest Havoc ' s Commanding Officer got missing and after the Squad went to search for them , they received an official reprimand , which gave Supreme Chancellor Leontyne Saresh an excuse to remove the ex - Imperial from Republic ' s most elite unit . Elara ' s career was saved by the Supreme Commander Jace Malcom , who assigned her to his personal staff and promoted her to Captain . When the Republic received an anonymous intel regarding an immensely powerful superweapon on a recently rediscovered world of Iokath , Malcom send Elara as an ambassador to the Alliance Commander , with the orders to sabotage the meeting and escape should the Alliance turn against the Republic . Taken captive by Lana Beniko Elara presented herself to the Alliance Commander and arranged a holocall with Commander Malcom . Biography . Early life in the Empire . Elara was born on Dromund Kaas to a highly prestigious Imperial family , whose members served in the Imperial Military for many generations as part of the familiy tradition . Born and raised during the Great Galactic War , Elara followed her father Vasil Dorne in enlisting in the military in medical specialization in 3648 BBY ; her brother Aleksei joined in the technical specialization on the same day . Both siblings were proud to serve in the military , and over her two years of service in the Cold War against the Galactic Republic Elara earned more commendations than most men typically earned in ten . Serving under commander Thorus , she witnessed the man commit numerous war crimes which included executing hundreds of civilian non - combatants and ordering full - scale bombings of unarmed populations in circumvention of direct orders from the Imperial High Command . Elara became disillusioned with the Empire , whose soldiers routinely violated their own regulations and goals without cause and any notions of discipline and honor were discarded the moment a Sith asked it . Refusing to participate in atrocities her comrades in arms committed , Elara raised her concerns to her superiors , but the only thing questioned was her resolve to the cause . Strongly suspecting that she would be forced to prove her loyalty by carrying out orders directly against her consciense , Elara made a decision to defect to the Republic in 3646 BBY . Noting numerous inefficiencies in her unit ' s assigned routes , she slipped away during a night patrol and surrendered to the first Republic unit she came across , declaring her intention to defect . Service in the Republic military . Given her extensive training and knowledge of the Imperial military protocols and culture , Elara Dorne was allowed to join the Republic Military as personnel number 22 - 795 under Service Code 37 - R , becoming the sergeant of the Search and Rescue Squad 204 . In the next three years she earned several commendations for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire in enemy territory , including two Medals of Valor . However , as part of the condition that allowed her to serve in the military , regulation 449 required her to make regular reports on her activities to the Personnel Division of the Army of the Galactic Republic . Her handler in the Personnel Division was Captain Kalor , who remained convinced that Elara was purposely withholding information . Dorne was not only a " person of concern " for the Personnel Division , but other in the Republic as well , as her Kaasi accept was a clear giveaway of her origins as soon as she spoke . Even people who didn ' t treat her as a potential spy , viewed her as a resource to learn more about Imperial military procedures , personnel and culture . However , Elara viewed this inconvinience as a small price to pay for clear consciense and never regretted her decision to defect , the Republic becoming her home in just a few short years . Elara and her squad were eventually posted on Taris under Colonel Gaff who worked with the Taris Resettlement Initiative . During her tour on Taris , Elara ' s unit was temporarily commanded by a civilian security officer named Ridu . During a Republic senator ' s visit , Ridu didn ' t want to portray Taris as a dangerous planet and understaffed his security detail , resulting in the senator being killed by rakghoul s . Rather than take responsibility for his actions , Ridu pinned the blame on Dorne . In 3643 BBY Elara Dorne was present when the Havoc Squad , consisting of Aric Jorgan and his commanding lieutenant , arrived to ask for Gaff ' s assistance with their mission . Republic Special Forces Division General Elin Garza ordered Gaff assist Havoc in any way possible , but since he was not to know the details of their mission , Gaff was more than willing to dismiss it as unimportant . Upon meeting with Havoc Squad , Colonel Gaff blatantly disregarded Garza ' s orders , partly due to the fact that their mission was top secret , claiming that nothing unusual happened under his watch . Elara spoke up to the lieutenant directly , revealing that three patrol teams have gone missing without explanation and when Gaff attempted to silence her for speaking out of turn , cited regulation Code 73 - B that made Garza ' s orders a priority . Gaff dismissed Dorne ' s claims , insisting that the missing squads have fallen prey to wildlife and colonel excused himself , after which Elara apologized for Gaff ' s behavior and stated that it was not the first time he defied direct orders . Elara suggested that Havoc should investigate the patrols ' last known coordinates and search for signs of unusual activity . Havoc lieutenant determined that the patrols were ambushed by local scavengers and traced them back to their Fallenspire Stronghold . It turned out that some of the missing soldiers were being help captive there , and Elara led Search and Rescue Squad 204 to tend to Ensign Tane and other captured soldiers , while Havoc Squad went after Needles , the man to whom the scavengers were planning to deliver their captives . Havoc Squad reached an Imperial outpost where Needles was last seen , but found only Imperial commander Thorus , who was willing to reveal Needles ' location in exchange for being allowed to go free . Elara called Havoc on holo , warning the lieutenant not to broker any deals with the man , and explaining that she personally served under Thorus and witnessed his war crimes . The lieutenant threatened Thorus , who revealed Needles ' location and explained that he wass experimenting with turning men into rakghoul s . Though Elara asked lieutenant to execute Thorus on the spot , Havoc commander honored their agreement , letting the commander go . After killing Needles and destroying his research , Havoc Squad returned to Olaris reclamation base , where Elara informed them that Garza wanted an update about their mission ' s status . Garza noted Dorne ' s exceptional service record and suggested recruting her into Havoc Squad . The lieutenant made her a formal invitation , which Elara gladly accepted , seeing it as the greatest honor of her career . She immediately filed a personnel transfer form to Gaff and went to join Havoc on their BT - 7 Thunderclap . Member of the Havoc Squad . Once onboard Havoc Squad ' s BT - 7 Thunderclap , Elara stowed her personal items and medical equipment and immediately began reviewing and memorizing all intelligent reports on Havoc ' s current assignment , which was hunting down Havoc ' s previous roster who had defected to the Empire under its former leader Harron Tavus . When it was time to make her scheduled report to Captain Kalor , Elara asked her new CO to be present during the call , as her new activities with Havoc Squad now included classified information . Kalor did not take kindly to being locked out of the loop on Elara ' s missions , but let the matter go for the time being . The new Havoc Squad pursued the traitors , rescuing Vanto Bazren who came to regret his defection from Colonel Gorik on Tatooine and destroying Bex Kolos ' prototype walker Project B with him still inside on Alderaan . Eventually , Havoc confronted and defeated Tavus himself on his flagship , the " Justice " . Elara then received a holomesage with Imperial signal codes , which turned out to be a call for help from her brother Aleksei . He and his squad were caught tampering with a Hutt operation on Nar Shaddaa and were disawoved by the Empire before their Hutt allies . Elara asked her CO for permission to help her brother and help him go over to the Republic side . Her leave was granted and her mission was a complete success , with Aleksei formally defecting to the Republic . Elara thanked her CO for allowing her to help Aleksei and started compiliging notes to help guide him through defection process . However , this incident caused Kalor to suspect Elara of hiding additional useful information , which allowed him to continue questioning her under Security Regulation 15 . Kalor sought to reopen inquiry about Elara ' s status by using Ridu ' s testimony about the Senator ' s death on Taris . Learning of this in advance , Elara returned to Taris and confronted Ridu with overwhelming evidence , which convinced the man of his mistake , leading him to recant the testimony . Even though Kalor now had nothing on Elara , he became even more suspisious of her and attempted to use a legal loophole to reopen the inquiry without any new evidence . Seeing a preemptive strike as her only option to escape an investigation , Elara gathered complete records of her every interaction with Kalor over the years and traveled to Coruscant . There , she used Service Code 1 to require an immediate hearing with the Personnel Division , presenting her evidence of expenditures and man hours wasted by Kalin on his investigation , which totaled to thousands of credits . Any suspicions regarding Elara were dropped and her status as a " person of concern " was revoked , granting her full citizenship and legal status within the Galactic Republic . After the hunt for Tavus and defectors was over , Havoc Squad was assigned to neutralize the new Imperial superweapon called the " Gauntlet " . To fill the gaps in its roster , the Squad recruited technical specialist Yuun and an explosive expert Tanno Vik , before infiltrating and destroying the weapon during the Battle of the Gauntlet . When Galactic War renewed in 3642 BBY , Havoc Squad was assigned to apprehend Imperial General and military strategist Arkos Rakton . After rescuing the Dagger Wing from Belsavis prison and freeing the Eighty - first Infantry from their assignment on Voss , Havoc Squad joined the Republic forces in the ongoing Battle of Corellia . There , Havoc Squad led the offensive to reclaim the Bastion from the Empire alongside the Safecrackers and the Fifty - third Armored Platoon . Breaching the Bastion ' s defenses , Havoc Squad cornered General Rakton inside and successfully apprehended him , dealing a serious blow to the Imperial offensive . For capturing Rakton , Elara and other Havoc squad members each received a Gold Crescent . After the Eternal Empire conquest . Elara Dorne remained a member of Havoc Squad for over five years , until in 3637 BBY the galaxy was invaded by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul . Early on in the Eternal Empire conquest Havoc ' s CO got missing and the Squad went to search for their offcier . However , this interfered with their active duties and the Squad was officially reprimanded , which gave Supreme Chancellor Leontyne Saresh an excuse to remove an ex - Imperial from Republic ' s most elite unit . The squad fell apart as Tanno Vik returned to the life of crime , Yuun ventured into the Unknown Regions to continue the search for the Major and M1 - 4X was assigned to the Republic Press Corps . Jorgan was promoted to Major and given command of the Havoc Squad , while Elara ' s career was saved by the Supreme Commander Jace Malcom , who stepped in and assigned her to his personal staff . Malcom promoted Dorne to Captain and gave her assignments that allowed her to continue the search for her former CO , though Elara eventually had to stop looking and move on with her life . In 3631 BBY the Eternal Empire was overthrown by the Eternal Alliance , which absorbed Zakuul ' s military strength along with the Eternal Fleet , presenting itself as a new power on the galactic scale . When the Republic received an anonymous intel regarding an immensely powerful superweapon on a recently rediscovered world of Iokath , Supreme Commander Malcom led the Republic forces to secure the weapon , as did both the Sith Empire and the Alliance ' s Eternal Fleet . Malcom send Elara as an ambassador to the Alliance Commander , with the orders to sabotage the meeting and escape should the Alliance turn against the Republic . Taken captive by Lana Beniko who treated Elara as an assassin despite her protests , Elara presented herself to the Alliance Commander along with Imperial Major Malavai Quinn and arranged a holocall with Commander Malcom , who asked the Commander to side with the Republic against the Imperial forces led by Sith Empress Acina . Personality and traits . Elara Dorne was a kind and compassionate person with strong moral convictions and ideals . She joined the Imperial army out of family tradition , but saw the service in the military primarily as a way of helping others , taking a medical specialization and becoming a highly talented field medic . She continued to assist wounded soldiers under fire while leading Search and Rescue Squad 204 and remained a medic in the Havoc Squad . In both the Imperial and Republic military service , her operational record was flawless , earning her numerous awards and commendations . Despite being raised in the Sith Empire from birth , Elara valued personal rights and upholding the law , becoming one of the relatively few Imperial - born to defect to the Republic out of sense of conciousness rather than desperation . Initially believing the Imperial propaganda about Republic and the Jedi , she quickly noted the Empire ' s hypocrisy after her reports of war crimes failed to affect any change . Despite her fondness of her family , Elara made a choice to defect knowing she would never see any of them again , and was overjoined when she was reunited with her brother Aleksei years later . While facing prejudice and suspicion from many in the Republic , Elara never once regretted her choice to defect , feeling that she was given a great honor to serve in Republic ' s most elite military unit . Elara ' s most noticeable trait was her strict adherence to rules and protocol . She was able to memorize and quickly recall any number of codes , clauses and regulations in either Imperial or Republic military law and did not hesitate to invoke them when the situation required it , causing constant irritation to her superiors and subordinates alike . Republic soldiers ' view of Elara was fairly unpopular , regarding her as a cold , asocial killjoy . Despite this , Elara was constantly able to use her knowledge of rules and regulations to her advantage , defusing hostile situations , gaining necessary assistance on the missions and even furthering her career . Though valuing all life and preferring peaceful resolutions whenever necessary , Elara also possessed a strict sense of justice , calling for execution of commander Thorus for his war crimes . Behind the scenes . Elara Dorne appears in " " as a companion character for Trooper class , voiced by Moira Quirk . During her introductory mission on Taris she has distinctly green eyes , but after she joins the player ' s crew as a companion , her character model consistently has blue eyes in every subsequent appearance . Male Troopers can initiate a romance and subsequently offer to marry Elara , in which case she will file Form 3578 - K , allowing them to pursue a formal relationship despite being a CO and a subordinate . At the beginning of Act 2 of the class story , player is promoted to the rank of Captain and has to pick either Aric Jorgan or Elara Dorne as their executive officer . If Elara is selected , she will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and will briefly lead Havoc Squad after the player disappears during the " " . During the assault on the " Gauntlet " , player has to pick either Jorgan , Dorne or M1 - 4X to stay behind and guard the escape route , while assigning the other two on a dangerous mission to the ship ' s bridge . If Elara is assigned to the bridge , she will be seriously injured at the end and will remain recuperating onboard the player ' s ship until the player completes the class mission on Belsavis , while if she remains behind , Jorgan is injured instead . Elara ' s fate changes greatly depending on player ' s choice to side with either Empire or Republic on Iokath , neither of which is a Dark or Light side option . If the player sides with the Republic , Elara is ordered to stay with Lana Beniko to defend the Fleet Spire against the Empire . If the player is a Trooper , the two will later have a reunion , during which male Troopers can resume their romance or break up with Elara . However , if player previously made Dark Side choices such as allowing Kaliyo Djannis to kill Zakuul an civilians in a bomb attack , or executing Jorgan following the raid on the Hyperwave relay station , Elara will become disgusted with her former CO and refuse to join the Alliance or resume the romance , stating that the man she knew died six years ago . For every other class , Elara simply joins the Alliance as a companion after Iokath without any additional dialogue past her introductory scene . If the player sides with the Empire however , Elara ' s role is different . She detonates the charges planted on some Alliance vehicles and uses a flash grenade to escape , later reporting to Malcom about her assessment of the Alliance Commander ' s psychological profile . When Malcom comes to Iokath , Elara informs him about the progress on a backdoor into a superweapon , noting that the data they received contains gaps . Malcom later assumes an Iokathi Throne and activates the superweapon , awakening the Six Gods , but Elara notices that the Throne rejects his input . An energy surge kills Malcom in front of his son Theron Shan , while Elara escapes in the confusion .