Joni Ree Joni Ree was a female scientist who served the arms manufacturer Czerka Corporation during the Jedi Civil War , as the chief administrator of the research facility Czerka 431 . After she was pressed into the service of Czerka ' s allies , the Sith Empire , she took a dislike to her new masters and escaped from Czerka 431 , aided by the Galactic Republic . Ree subsequently began working for the Republic , and she was sent to the captured Czerka laboratory AB - 343 to secure some data files . However , she was attacked inside the base by a Sith assassin and an agent of the GenoHaradan guild . Biography . Joni Ree was a female scientist who worked for the arms manufacturer Czerka Corporation during the Jedi Civil War , a conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . She was stationed at Czerka 431 , a secret Czerka research facility that was located at the edge of the known galaxy , and she acted as the base ' s chief administrator . During the war , Czerka engaged in dealings with the Sith Empire . The Sith military took direct control of Czerka 431 , and Ree was placed in charge of experimenting with Juggernaut war droid s on behalf of the Sith . Ree soon took a dislike to her new masters , and , to discourage her from escaping , the Sith locked her up and assigned a heavy assault droid to guard her quarters while she continued with her work . However , the Sith considered Ree to be so important that the troops stationed at Czerka 431 were ordered not to kill her under any circumstances . Eventually , Ree covertly revealed the location of Czerka 431 to the Republic , then made plans to escape in the event of a Republic attack on the installation . To that end she developed a device that would revive her if she was stunned , because she realized that if she tried to flee , the Sith would seek to incapacitate , rather than kill , her . As Ree had hoped , the Republic soon dispatched a squad of troops to Czerka 431 to prevent the Sith from developing a new weapon , by rescuing Ree and denying the Sith of her services . When the Republic troops entered the facility , Ree broke out of her quarters and , with the help of two re - programmed Juggernaut droids , attacked her Sith guards . The Republic attack was successful , and Ree departed from the base with the squad . Ree entered the service of the Republic and was sent to secure some data files from AB - 343 , a Czerka laboratory that had been captured by the Republic early in the war . However , Czerka and the Sith feared that the information stored in the outpost could reveal to the Republic the full extent of their relationship , so they sent a Sith assassin to the base to kill Ree . The GenoHaradan , an independent bounty hunter guild , also believed that it did not serve their purposes for the Republic to learn of Czerka ' s alliance with the Sith , and they independently sent an assassin of their own to silence Ree . The scientist arrived at AB - 343 ' s command center , and , with assistance from three Republic guards , she attempted to access the laboratory ' s damaged computer system . Shortly afterward , the two assassins infiltrated the base and attacked Ree and the guards . Personality and traits . While the Czerka Corporation had a morally gray approach to business , Joni Ree did not share their sentiments and disliked working for the Sith . She was an accomplished scientist who was skilled at re - programming droids , developing new pieces of technology , and accessing restricted computer systems , and both the Sith and the Republic had demand for her services . Behind the scenes . Joni Ree was created by Sterling Hershey and appeared in " Czerka 431 " and " Permanent Demotion " , two combat scenarios for the game " Star Wars Miniatures " that were published on the website Wizards . com in 2008 . In " Czerka 431 " , the scenario advises that the role of Ree be represented by a " Czerka Scientist " miniature , and it is possible either for Sith to defeat Republic forces and keep Ree from escaping , or for her to escape with the Republic squad . However , " Permanent Demotion " subsequently confirmed that she escaped , thus making that the canon outcome of the engagement . " Permanent Demotion " advises that Ree be represented by a miniature of the Twi ' lek Mission Vao , and during the scenario Ree is not permitted to leave the command center until the Republic troops have one of the assassins in their sights . " Permanent Demotion " can be concluded either by the Republic troops defeating the assassins , or by the two assassins fulfilling their mission by killing Ree .