Olaver Lansel Colonel Olaver Lansel was a Human male Imperial officer serving the military forces of Moff Kentor Sarne , the warlord of the Kathol sector in the Outer Rim Territories . A sleeper agent , Lansel was inserted onto the planet Gandle Ott , posing as an alcoholic bureaucrat who had been punished for falling out with those loyal to Moff Sarne . Assigned as the Imperial liaison officer , he was known to be vocally critical of the warlord ' s regime . In 8 ABY , Lansel was activated by Sarne when the Moff was forced to retreat from his capital on Kal ' Shebbol in the wake of a New Republic assault . Stopping at Gandle Ott , he gave Lansel orders to delay any New Republic pursuit , and to redirect them to the Shintel system where the Moff had an ambush waiting . Shortly after , the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " arrived at Gandle Ott . In a meeting with members of the starship ' s command crew , he directed them toward Shintel as Sarne had ordered . Biography . Colonel Olaver Lansel was a Human male who was part of the forces of Imperial warlord Moff Kentor Sarne of the Kathol sector . He served the Moff as a sleeper agent , and was inserted onto Gandle Ott as the planet ' s Imperial liaison officer . As part of his cover story , Lansel was known to have had a public falling out with officers personally loyal to Sarne , and had been assigned to Gandle Ott as punishment . Lansel was frequently seen to be drunk and was vocally critical of Sarne and his regime . In 8 ABY , Moff Sarne was ousted from his capital on Kal ' Shebbol by the New Republic . Falling back to Gandle Ott with his fleet , Sarne claimed to the population that he was embarking on a mission to purge the sector of Rebels and pirates . Sarne took on supplies from the planet , recalled all loyal Imperial personnel — including the governor — and left orbit with the majority of the defense force . Before departing , Sarne activated Lansel , giving him orders to run the command files that the Moff had installed in the planetary BRT supercomputer , CUTH - BRT - 92 - X3 . The programming would force CUTH - BRT - 92 - X3 to obey the orders of its Imperial controllers , which in that case was to ensure that the " FarStar " , a New Republic CR90 corvette in pursuit of the Moff , was delayed and inconvenienced as much as possible . Lansel was also given orders to slow down any New Republic pursuit by redirecting them to the neighboring world of Shintel , where Sarne had arranged a trap for the corvette . Several days after Sarne ' s departure , the " FarStar " arrived in orbit and landed at Montrol Spaceport . Lansel was part of a delegation led by Marja Lang , the planet ' s Acting - Governor in the wake of her superior ' s departure , that greeted the crew . On the fourth day of the " FarStar " visit , Lansel arranged for a brunch to be held at Torqumada Hanging Gardens to which the New Republic delegation was invited , along with various media personalities , business leaders , and politicians . During the event , Lansel relayed the information regarding Shintel to members of the " FarStar " crew , implying that he had overheard other Imperial officers mentioning that Sarne was going to Shintel to " pick up the backups . " With a supposedly solid lead on Sarne ' s location , the " FarStar " left the planet in pursuit after establishing diplomatic ties between the New Republic and Gandle Ott . Personality and traits . Olaver Lansel was a pale , thin - face man with mousy brown hair and a mustache . Serious and polite , he was possessed of a dry sense of humor . An undercover agent , Lansel was convincing at portraying a downtrodden and alcoholic bureaucrat . He was trained in the use of a blaster , and carried a sporting model in addition to a comlink about his person . He was knowledgeable about the workings of a bureaucracy , could operate security systems , program droids , and handle explosives . Behind the scenes . Olaver Lansel appeared in " Death Is Remotely Possible " , the third RPG adventure in " The DarkStryder Campaign " published in 1995 by West End Games .